Gulmarg, March 12 -- To provide fillip to winter sports in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya announced the government's plans to convert Gulmarg into a sporting hub 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 and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, and J-K Minister of Youth Services and 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 at each district across the sub-continent, where raw tal...