Leh (Ladakh), Jan. 26 -- The fancied Indian Army team had to summon all its experience to squeeze past spirited Chandigarh 3-2 to keep their men's Khelo India Winter Games ice-hockey gold medal at the NDS Stadium on Republic Day. The Army match-winner came with just three minutes left on the clock, and the Ladakh leg of KIWG 2026 could not have asked for a better and thrilling ending.

Haryana won the team championship at the Ladakh phase of KIWG 2026, thanks to four gold medals by their figure skaters and ice skaters. Ladakh, Maharashtra and Telangana each won two gold medals but were separated by the number of silver medals they won. Ladakh (5 silvers), Maharashtra (3 silvers) and Telangana (2 silvers) finished in that order on the meda...