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KIWG 2026: Army Goes On Top Of Medal Tally; Second Gold For CRPF’s Kajal Kumari Rai On Day 2

By IANS News February 24, 2026 • 22:28 PM View: 209

Khelo India Winter Games: On a day when honours were shared, the Army struck their fourth gold in the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026 to go on top of the medal standings on Tuesday.

Another five medals were decided on Day 2 of KIWG 2026 on Tuesday. The highlight of the day was Nordic skier Kajal Kumari Rai of CRPF winning her second consecutive gold medal of the competition. Ten gold medals have been decided in the Gulmarg leg so far. The Army added one more to their three overnight to tally five golds so far. The Army had won the men’s ice hockey gold in the Ladakh leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026.

Haryana continued to occupy the second position in the medal tally with four gold medals, all coming from their skaters in Leh, but Maharashtra is only a gold medal adrift. Kamiyaa Karthikeyan gave Maharashtra its first gold from the ski mountaineering (vertical) competition on Gulmarg’s Kongdoori slopes.

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