The Indian Army team won the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2024 title, winning 21 medals including 10 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze.

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The Indian Army team won the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2024 title, winning 21 medals including 10 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze. The Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2024 was conducted in two phases. The first, from February 2 to 6, was held in Leh, Ladakh while the second was scheduled from February 21 to 25, in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. Karnataka won the silver with nine gold medals and two silvers. Jammu and Kashmir won four medals. A local boy from Tangmarg, Shahid Ahmad Chachi, triumphed ski mountaineering in men's verticle category at Kangdoori with gold, the first one for UT. In the same event for women, Kamaya Kartikayan from Maharashtra, Menak Gunjiyal from Uttrakhand and Gousia Gulzar from J&K won gold, silver and bronze respectively. Besides, in the sport of Alpine Skiing Slalom for women Anchal Thakur from Himachal Pradesh clinched Gold, Sobiya Nabi from J&K followed with silver and Diya Thakur from Himachal with bronze.


      All three previous editions, in 2020, 2021 and 2023, were hosted and won by Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Territory of Ladakh made its debut as a host this year.

      Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik and six-time Olympian Shiva Keshavan handed the medals to the podium finishers.

     

 

     


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