Satish sharma

The Union Sports Minister: To provide a fillip to winter sports in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya announced the government’s plans to convert Gulmarg into a sporting hub for winter sports here on Wednesday. The Union Sports Minister said this while attending the closing ceremony of the fifth Khelo India Winter Games at the Gulmarg Golf Club.

The closing ceremony was also attended by the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and J&K Minister of Youth Services & Sports, Satish Sharma, among others.

“India has got immense talent, and we have to find and nurture it from 9 years to 24 years. To be able to do this, we have to create a sports school in each district across the sub-continent, where raw talent will be scouted and then trained at National Centres of Excellence across the country.