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1st Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports, Youth Festival flagged-off
Posted 19 Jan 2021 01:22 PM

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1st Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports, Youth Festival flagged off

Leh
January 19, 2021

The first ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports and Youth Festival 2021, organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports in collaboration with Department of Tourism, was flagged off at Nimoo Sangam. The festival will end on January 30.

Various activities and adventure sports, including ice skiing, ice skating, ice hockey, Chadar trek, snow biking and archery, local food festival, would be conducted during the 13-day festival. The flag-off ceremony was attended by Member of Parliament (MP), Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal; Chairman, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, Tashi Gyaltsan; Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar; Director, Tourism, Ladakh, Kunzes Angmo; Assistant Director, Tourism, Ladakh, Jigmet Namgyal; Additional Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Sonam Chosjor; Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Leh, Rajiv Pandey; Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Leh, Stanzin Chospel; Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Stanzin Lakpa.

Officials from Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Road Organization (BRO), heads of socio-religious organizations and members of All Ladakh Hotel and Guest Houses Association (ALHGHA), and All Ladakh Tour Operators Association (ALTOA), were also present on the occasion. MP Ladakh shared that the Zanskar Winter Sports and Youth Festival would provide a boost to the tourism and economy of Zanskar. He also expressed hope to see young talented sportspersons from Ladakh playing at the top national and international level in the future.

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