The mascot, theme song and jersey launch of the 3rd edition of Khelo India Winter Games will take place tomorrow, February 4 at the Lieutenant Governor’s House Raj Bhavan in Jammu. The Winter Games are scheduled to be held from the 10th to 14 this month.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will be present alongside theLG of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha and other dignitaries. The Khelo India Winter Games is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and is organized by the J&K Sports Council as well as the Winter Games association of the J&K.

Approx 1500 athletes across the country will take part in the games that will take place in Gulmarg and will be played across 9 sports events. The 1st edition of the Khelo India Winter Games took place in 2020 and hosts Jammu and Kashmir have come on top in both editions of the games so far.

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