GULMARG- J&K won 26 Gold, 25 Silver and 25 Bronze medals to top the medals tally as 3rd Khelo India Winter Games 2023 came to a conclusion on Tuesday at winter destination Gulmarg.
The closing ceremony of the five-day long games was attended by over two thousand participants including players, tourists and officials of different departments.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs & Sports, Nisith Pramanik, was the chief guest and distributed medals to the players.
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Prem Kumar Jha; Secretary Youth Services & Sports and Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez; Secretary J&K Sports Council Nuzhat Gul; CEO, Gulmarg Development Authority besides Major General RK Sing and President Winter Games Rouf Trumboo and officers of line departments were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Nisith Pramanik remarked that the 3rd Khelo India Winter Games held at Gulmarg was a major event compared to the previous events. He said that the next event would be even bigger event which would be compared with other international events.
He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for the developing sports infrastructure in J&K which helps youth to excel in different sports.
Union Minister said that players such as Sarfaraz Ahmad and Arif Khan who played in the winter Olympics made our nation proud.
While distributing medals among the winners of Junior Girls Snow Shoe sport and Sprint boys, Nisith Pramanik expressed pleasure over the exemplary performance of J&K players who bagged gold in these competitions.
Maharashtra came second with 13 Gold, 8 Silver and 6 Bronze medals. The third position was achieved by Himachal Pradesh 10 Gold, 14 Silver and 7 Bronze while Army scored 10 Gold, 10 Silver and 9 Bronze Medals.
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