Hosts Ladakh won two golds on the final day to finish with four golds; Thirteen gold medals were at stake in the first phase of KIWG 2025 that ended in Leh
In their second year as hosts, the Union Territory of Ladakh finished on top of the Khelo India Winter Games 2025, the first chapter of which ended at the NDS Stadium in Leh on Monday. Like always, the grand finale saw the mouth-watering men라이브 바카라 ice hockey final and the Indian Army squeezed past ITBP 2-1 to retain the KIWG crown. The second and final phase of KIWG 2025 will be held in J&K라이브 바카라 Gulmarg from Feb 22-25. (More Sports News)
Ladakh won two of the four golds decided on Monday. Their mixed relay quartet, comprising Stanzin Jampal, Skarma Tsultim, Mohammed Saquaf Raza and Padma Angmo, clocked 3:02.19 secs to strike gold. Maharashtra (3:03.78 secs) and Telangana (3:04.85 secs) won silver and bronze, respectively
There was more joy for the local fans. In what was sweet revenge, Ladakh girls romped past fancied ITBP 4-0 to finish on top of the women라이브 바카라 round-robin league at a packed NDS Stadium complex. Women라이브 바카라 ice hockey started only last year and interestingly, Ladakh had lost the final match to ITBP by a 4-0 scoreline. Himachal Pradesh won the bronze.
Tamil Nadu showed why it is emerging as a centre for budding skaters. In the final skating event on Monday, the 500m women long track (at Gupuks), saw Yashashree winning Tamil Nadu라이브 바카라 third gold of KIWG 2025. She clocked 00:58.00 seconds. Riya Vilas Gayakwad of Maharashtra (1:04.31 secs) and Srija S Rao of Karnataka (1:04.93 secs) won silver and bronze, respectively, in the tightest of finishes.
KIWG 2025 toppers Ladakh (7 medals, including four golds) were followed by Tamil Nadu (five medals including three golds). Maharashtra finished with the maximum number of medals (10) but only two golds meant they finished third. Maharashtra had finished on top in KIWG 2024, winning 20 skating medals that included six golds. Telangana (2 golds) finished fourth and Karnataka (1 gold) fifth in KIWG 2025.
Army defended their ice-hockey crown but only after surviving some close moments. Backed by their young and vociferous fans from Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, who sang a popular Bollywood chartbuster from the movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, the Army team looked charged from the very first minute. Monday라이브 바카라 win was sweeter because Army had lost to ITBP 3-1 in a league match on Saturday.
In Monday라이브 바카라 final, there were no goals in the first two periods and all three goals came in the final 15 minutes of play. It was a pacy encounter between two workmanlike teams fielding several national level players.
Army took the lead in the third minute of the final period. Rigzin Norboo capped a fine assist from national player Dorjay Angchok to give Army the lead with a clever finish at the far post. Army lost the lead after an unmarked Rigzin Norboo equalised for ITBP on an assist from Tashi Namgail in the 13th minute. Angchok once again played a key role as Padma Norboo kept his cool to make it 2-1 for the Army team with a minute left on the clock.
Khelo India Winter Games 2025 DAY 5 RESULTS (Jan 27)
ICE HOCKEY
(Men라이브 바카라 final at NDS): Indian Army beat ITBP 2-1; Losing semi-finalists Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh got bronze.
(Women라이브 바카라 final round-robin league at NDS): Ladakh beat ITBP 4-0 for gold; Himachal Pradesh won bronze.
ICE SKATING (all finals)
MIX relay (at NDS): 1. UT- Ladakh (Stanzin Jampal, Skarma Tsultim, Mohammed Saquaf Raza, Padma Angmo) 3:02.19 secs 2. Maharashtra (Ishan Darvekar, Vyom Sawant, Swaroopa Deshmukh, Anvayi Deshpande) 3:03.78 secs 3. Telangana (Pranav Madav, Vishnu, Nayana Sri, Geetika) 3:04.85 sec.
500m women long track (at Gupuks): 1. Yashashree (Tamil Nadu) 00:58.00 secs; 2. Riya Vilas Gayakwad (Maharashtra) 1:04.31 secs 3. Srija S Rao (Karnataka) 1:04.93 secs.