5th Khelo India Winter Games 2025 open at NDS Stadium, Leh
The 5th Khelo India Winter Games 2025 opened on 23 January 2025 at the NDS Stadium in Leh, Ladakh, with Ladakh hosting the first phase till 27 January.
Summary
The Khelo India Winter Games 2025, the fifth edition, opened on 23 January 2025 at the NDS Stadium in Leh, Ladakh. Ladakh hosts the first phase until 27 January, and Jammu and Kashmir will host the snow games from 22 to 25 February. Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, unable to land at Leh's Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport due to bad weather, declared the Games open through a message, in the presence of Ladakh Lt Governor Brig. B.D. Mishra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message noted 100 Khelo India Centres in Jammu and Kashmir and three in Ladakh, including a State Centre of Excellence in Leh for athletics, archery and boxing.
Key facts
- Opened
- 23 January 2025, NDS Stadium, Leh
- Edition
- 5th Khelo India Winter Games
- Phase 1
- Ladakh, till 27 January 2025
- Phase 2
- Jammu & Kashmir snow games, 22â25 February 2025
- Declared open by
- Mansukh Mandaviya (message; flight could not land)
- Khelo India Centres
- 100 in J&K, 3 in Ladakh
- Leh CoE
- Athletics, archery, boxing
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where did the Khelo India Winter Games 2025 open on 23 January 2025?
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Correct answer: B â NDS Stadium, Leh
PIB 2095520: the Games commenced at the NDS Stadium in Leh, Ladakh.
When was Jammu and Kashmir scheduled to host the snow games of the Khelo India Winter Games 2025?
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Correct answer: A â 22â25 February 2025
PIB 2095520: Ladakh hosts the first phase till 27 January; J&K hosts the snow games from 22 to 25 February.
Consider the following about the Khelo India Winter Games 2025: 1. It is the 5th edition of the Games. 2. Ladakh hosts the first phase till 27 January 2025. 3. Ladakh has a State Centre of Excellence in Leh for athletics, archery and boxing. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D â 1, 2 and 3
PIB 2095575 calls it the 5th Khelo India Winter Games; PIB 2095520 gives the Ladakh phase till 27 January and the Leh State Centre of Excellence for athletics, archery and boxing.