100 athletes to participate in SnowShoe championships

Srinagar: About 100 athletes from eleven states will participate in the two-day National SnowShoe Championship 2022 to be held at north Kashmir’s ski resort of Gulmarg from March 19, officials said.

The officials said that around 100 athletes representing 11 States and High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) teams are going to participate in the two day event during which competitions of Long Distance and Sprint events would be held in both male and female sections in both senior and junior categories.

The teams from various parts of the country who are participating in the championship reached Srinagar were flagged off from the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in Srinagar by G N Itoo, Director of Tourism Kashmir  on Friday.

The event is being organised by J&K SnowShoe Association in collaboration with Directorate of Tourism Kashmir and SnowShoe Federation of India.

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