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Ice hockey championship kicks off at Leh
Leh:
The fourth National Ice Hockey Championship kicked
off at the famous Karzoo ice hockey ring in the snow-capped
areas of Leh today. The championship organised jointly
by the Indian Ice Hockey Association and Ladakh Winter
Sports Club to popularise the sport, attracted seven teams
from across the region. Tsering Dorjey, Chief Executive
Officer of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council,
was the chief guest of the event. Appreciating the Sports
Ministry, General Secretary of Ice Hockey Association
of India, Akshay Kumar said, "Ice Hockey Association of
India has been struggling for four years to get a recognition
from the Sports ministry of India. But now our honorable
Sports Minister, M S Gill has recognised ice hockey in
special category under the sports body, and has also given
money to organise this event," Noani P. Wangchuck, President
of the Ladakh Winter Sports Club informed that the championship
will continue for one week and the closing ceremony will
take place on 28th January. The mountainous region of
Ladakh is among the rare places which has the ountry's
highest ice-skating ring at 3483 meters above sea level.
Tourism is the mainstay of the economy of Ladakh region
and winter games are being promoted to help boost tourism
in the picturesque region.
-Jan
24, 2009
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