The fourth edition of the Khelo India Winter Games is all set to be held in Ladakh and Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir for the first time. While Leh in Ladakh will host the first part of the Games from 2-6 February, the second part will be held in Gulmarg from 21 to 25 February.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate the opening ceremony of the games at the NDS stadium, Leh on 2 February. Ice hockey and speed skating will be conducted in three venues at Leh.

Jammu and Kashmir will conduct ski mountaineering, Alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic ski and gondola. This will be the fourth time the Khelo India Winter Games will be hosted by J&K.

The mascot and logo of Khelo India Winter Games 2024 were launched on 30 January and keeping with the tradition and bio-diversity of the region, the mascot of the Games is a snow leopard. It has been named ‘Sheen-e She’ or Shan in Ladakh region.

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) welcomed the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports’ decision to let Ladakh host a portion of the Games for the first time. “Ladakh is the place to play winter games. We are making an honest start and we can only get better as hosts,” he said.