Gulmarg, Feb. 24 -- Two races, two gold medals and a promise kept.

Nordic skier Kajal Kumari Rai scripted an emotional comeback at the Khelo India Winter Games, clinching back-to-back gold a year after a personal tragedy had derailed her campaign.

Kajal's world had come crashing down in 2025 when she lost her father just five days before the Games. She left her training midway and returned to Shillong to perform the last rites.

Though she came back to Gulmarg to compete, she could not find success and left with unfinished business.

The CRPF cross-country skier, however, resolved to return stronger.

On Monday, the 25-year-old from Meghalaya struck gold in the Nordic women's 15km sprint event. She followed it up on Tuesday with another...