J&K: Indian Army conducts Junior, Sub-junior level Ski competitions in Gulmarg

Mar 05, 2023

Gulmarg (J&K), March 05 (ANI): Indian Army hosted the Chinar Open Winter Games on March 04 in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir. Over 250 boys and girls of all age groups from all over Kashmir participated in the event, which was organized to support the young athletes of the Kashmir Valley in the Winter Games. Many ski competitions were held, including slalom, giant slalom, one-kilometre x-country, and snowboarding. The chief guest for the event was GOC 19 Inf Division. He admired the participants' vigour and energy as he interacted with them. The GOC expressed his delight at the significant number of pupils that participated, particularly girls, and gave his entire support to Kashmir's young talent. He explained that the Indian Army had organised this groundbreaking event. He further added that more such events would be conducted by the Indian Army in future.