Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India. Events include skiing, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snow rugby, Ice stock sport, snow baseball, mountaineering, snowshoe running, 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:
- Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games – Leh
- Khelo India Jammu and Kashmir Winter Games – Gulmarg
Participation
Events are categorised into age groups as well as according to block, district and union territory and state levels.
Editions
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| I | 2020 | Leh | Gulmarg | 955 athletes (649 men & 306 women) |
17 | 49 |  Jammu and Kashmir |
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Uttarakhand | [3][7] | |||||||||
| 25 February | 7–11 March | 26 | 29 | 21 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||||||
| II | 2021 | Leh | Gulmarg | 1,375 athletes | 14 | 27 | Jammu and Kashmir |
 Karnataka |
 Maharashtra |
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| 26 February – 2 March | 11 | 18 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| III | 2023 | Gulmarg | More than 1,500 athletes | 11 | 106 | Jammu and Kashmir |
Maharashtra |
Himachal Pradesh | [11][12][13] | ||||||||||
| 10 February – 14 February | 26 | 25 | 25 | 76 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 | |||||||
Inauguration and closing ceremony
The first winter games were inaugurated by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. The second winter games were inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The closing ceremony witnesses festivities and cultural events.
Participation by Indian international athletes
- Aanchal Thakur participated in Skiing Events
- Aadil Manzoor Peer participated in Ice stock sport Events.