Khelo India Winter Games

Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India. Events include snow skiing, snow rugby, snow ice stock, snow baseball, snow mountaineering, snow shoe, ice hockey, figure skating and speed skating. It was decided to hold the first Khelo India Winter Games in 2020 after the success of multiple editions of the Khelo India Youth Games.
Venues.
The first Khelo India Winter Games were held in two legs at two different venues:
Sports and participation.
Events include snow shoe events (long distance snow shoe run, sprint 400m/ 800m), snow ski events, ski cycle downhill run, sledging downhill run, slalom (giant slalom, alpine ski slalom), Nordic (5 km/10 km/15 km), snow boarding slalom/ giant slalom, ski mountaineering (vertical race/sprint), Ice Stock Sport, snow rugby, ice hockey and snow baseball.
Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to block, district and union territory/ state levels.
Inaugurations and closing ceremony.
The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.