New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- More than 1000 men and women, including athletes, coaches and technical officials, will take part in the Ladakh leg of the 2026 Khelo India Winter Games starting in Leh on Tuesday.

The Nawang Dorjan Stobdan (NDS) Stadium, the Army rink and the frozen Gupukh's Pond will be centres of attraction till the Games end on January 26. The opening ceremony of KIWG 2026 will take place on Tuesday afternoon.

Four hundred and seventy-two athletes will take part in two ice sports - skating and hockey. The new attraction this year has been the introduction of figure skating, an Olympic event. In the Ladakh leg of KIWG last year, the hosts ended on top of the medal tally with four gold medals out of 13 at stake. Tamil Nadu and Ma...