Hosts UT of Jammu & Kashmir captured one gold and one silver medal to make it a dramatic opening day of the Khelo India Winter Games second leg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian Army dominated the Nordic skiing men\u2019s 10km event capturing all three medals. Sunny Singh won gold, Manjeet took home silver and Raj Din settled for bronze. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Nordic skiing women\u2019s 5km event, Karnataka\u2019s Bhavani Thekkada clinched the gold with a time of 17:43.47. The 28-year-old certified trainer and mountaineer, Bhavani was the only athlete to win a hattrick of gold medals in Gulmarg in the last Khelo India Winter Games edition. ITBP duo of Selma Soreng and Kusum Rana settled with silver and bronze medals respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the ski mountaineering men\u2019s sprint event, Rajeshwar Singh led the charge for the Indian Army clinching gold with a time of 15 minutes 13.40 seconds. Siddharth Gadekar won Maharashtra\u2019s only medal, taking silver with a time of 15:30.91. Uttarakhand\u2019s Mayank Dimri settled for the bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In alpine skiing men\u2019s slalom, Himachal Pradesh\u2019s Yogesh Kumar took home the gold, followed by Army duo of Jigmet Rafastan (silver) and Bakir Hussain (bronze) completing a 2-3 podium finish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s slalom of snowboarding discipline, local favourites Mehrajuddin Khan and Zubair Ahmad Lone completed a 1-2 finish for the hosts followed by Army\u2019s Vivek Rana, who settled for the bronze medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In women\u2019s slalom of snowboarding discipline, Uttarakhand\u2019s Menka Gunjiyal dominated the race to pocket gold with an impressive timing of 24:44.90. Himachal Pradesh pair of Sakshi Thakur and Natasha Mahar took the silver and bronze medals respectively to help the state capture three medals on Sunday. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s slalom of snowboarding discipline, local favourites Mehrajuddin Khan and Zubair Ahmad Lone completed a 1-2 finish for the hosts followed by Army\u2019s Vivek Rana, who settled for the bronze medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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