Menka gunjiyal

Khelo India Winter Games: Maharashtra’s Siddharth Gadekar and Tenzin Dolma of Himachal Pradesh were the stars on Day 2 in challenging weather conditions in the second leg of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2025 at the scenic Kangdoori slopes here on Monday. Defending champions Indian Army continued their golden run in the second leg, clinching four medals, including two gold, one silver, and one bronze, to sit atop the medal standings with overall four gold, four silver, and five bronze medals.

With continuous snowfall since early Monday morning making the competitions a tough test of endurance and stamina, Tenzin Dolma, a 40-year-old skier from Manali, showcased rare mental strength to clinch her first-ever medal in the Khelo India Winter Games with an impressive time of 13:07.41. Dolma’s statemate Natasha Mahar (13:39.39) took the silver, and Menka Gunjiyal (14:16.23) of Uttarakhand settled for the bronze.

“This is my first visit to Gulmarg, and I really enjoyed competing here a lot. The surface is good and the arrangements are also nice. Since I am an ultra-trail runner, I didn’t have much trouble in vertical ski mountaineering.