From February 23 to 26, the meadow-turned-arena in Gulmarg hosted the sixth edition of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG), and while the usual heavyweights carved their familiar arcs across the slopes, something else, something quieter but far more electric, was unfolding. A new generation was arriving. They came with borrowed skis, southern accents, paramilitary…
Army made a grand start in Gulmarg under Khelo India Winter Games. Won 3 out of 5 gold medals on the first day on Monday (23 February). CRPF and Himachal Pradesh also won gold medals. At the same time, old stars like Karnataka’s Bhavani Thekkada Nanjunda and Himachal Pradesh’s Aanchal Thakur were left behind by…
On a wind-carved ridge above Gulmarg, where the snow gleams with the promise of ambition, three young Indian alpine skiers are carving more than lines into ice. They are carving a future. The three athletes in focus, Sahil Thakur, Syed Zain, and Faizan Ahmad Lone have a single mentor and a single dream. What binds…
On February mornings in Gulmarg, the world feels quiet. The first Gondola hums upward, pine trees sag under fresh snowfall, and the Pir Panjal glows pink in early light. On the slopes below, India’s winter sports athletes are hard at work. They slice through corduroy snow, practicing turns that will last seconds but define seasons….
When Skarma Tsultim first wore ice skating boots in the winter of 2018, there was no plan, no pressure, and no big dream attached to it. She was a schoolgirl attending a 15-day winter sports training camp, trying ice skating for the first time like many other children in Ladakh. She learned basic skating during…
Seventeen-year-old Gauri Rai from Haryana had a terrific outing at the 2026 Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) first-leg at Leh’s Nawang Dorjan Stobdan Stadium (NDS) on Wednesday as she won gold in the advanced figure skating category. For the first time in the history of KIWG, figure skating has been included and Gauri, who lives…
