Gulmarg hosts national snowshoe championship
Categories: SPORTS
The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department in collaboration with snowshoe federation today organized a national level tournament in Ski resort Gulmarg. Around 11 teams participated in the tournament from various states of the country. Teams of ITBP and Army participated as well.The Jammu and Kashmir tourism department has been pushing for various winter sports activities in the valley. They have been adding various new sports activities to the already famous ski and snowboarding and now they have added snow cycling, snow rugby and the latest one is snow race. The sports persons from across the country had come for the event. Athletes took this opportunity to be a part of winter sports to further boost their stamina. The athletes from across the country appealed to the government to further develop the infrastructure so Gulmarg can become a learning ground for them.Gulmarg is being promoted as one of the best winter sports destinations. Many events were organized by the tourism department in the last few years. Now the government is working on developing the infrastructure to create a place where international level tournaments and competitions can be held. ''Snowshoe is one of the fastest picking winter sports games. We as Gulmarg are all over the globe. We are promoting tourism at every level whether it's regarding sports or other activities. We are the best Ski destinations in the world. We are working on building the infrastructure better to organize many more international events. '' said Ghulam Jeelani, CEO, GDA.The government plans to hold many such events in the future.