Report by Ch.Ab.Qayoom State head tribbal news network kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir, with its hilly terrain and swift flowing rivers, offers opportunities for water skiing, paragliding and mountaineering.
Tsewang Paljor and Tsewang Samanla from Leh was part India’s first team to reach the summit of Mount Everest (from the North Col side). Sonam Wangyal, also from Leh, climbed Mount Everest when he was 23, making him the youngest person to do so at the time.
Winter sports in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir has opportunities for heliskiing, ice skating, ice hockey, snow autocross and snowboarding. National level winter sporting events that have taken place in Gulmarg include the alpine ski championship and the snowboarding championship.
Winter Games were held in Gulmarg in 1996, 2004, 2008. The second leg of the first Khelo India Winter Games were held between 7 and 11 March 2020 in Gulmarg. Jammu and Kashmir won the most gold medals (26 gold, 29 silver, 21 bronze) while the Indian Army team came second with 8 gold medals. Sports included alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snow baseball, ice hockey and snowshoeing. 900 athletes from 20 states took part The second winter games were successfully held in Gulmarg between 26 February–2 March 2020.
Snowshoe Run : Snowshoe run was held in Srinagar as a part of winter sports to uplift the winter sports in kashmir. This sport is usually played in Europe and was introduced in Kashmir for the first time.
