Army defends Khelo India Winter Games team championship

Key facts

• Army defended their Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) team championship title by winning nine gold medals overall, eight in the Gulmarg edition.
• Himachal Pradesh finished as runners-up in the team championship.
• Jammu & Kashmir clinched their first gold of KIWG 2026 through Zubaid Ahmad Lone in the men's giant slalom snowboarding event.
• Bhavani Thekkada Nanjunda of Karnataka won the Nordic women's sprint across 1.5 km.
• Mayank Panwar of Army was the slalom man of the Games with a pair of gold medals.
• In the 15 km nordic skiing race, Mohammad Ali (34:21.49 secs) led Army 1-2-3, followed by Padma Namgail (34:36.74 secs) and Sunny Singh (35:16.83 secs).
• Kajal Kumari Rai of CRPF, Mayank Panwar of Army, and Preeti Thakur of Himachal Pradesh each finished with double gold medals in snowboarding.