Charnpreet Singh  

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Ice hockey ambitions stall in Ladakh as India awaits clearance for Asian Winter Games 2025

The turn of the New Year brought devastating news for Ladakh’s ice hockey players after the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) decided against sending the men’s team to the Winter Asian Games in China in February.

“On examination of Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) proposal by Sports Authority of India (SAI), it has been found that many of the names recommended by IOA do not have any international exposure or have international rankings/performances,” the letter from the Union Sports Ministry to the IOA read.