Gulmarg, Feb. 26 -- Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday reaffirmed the Union Government's commitment to transforming Gulmarg into a premier global winter sports hub and announced that a National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) will be established in Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen winter sports infrastructure and training systems.

He was addressing the closing ceremony of the second leg of the 6th Khelo India Winter Games held in Gulmarg.

"The land of Kashmir has immense potential. Gulmarg will become the global hub for winter sports in the coming times," the minister said.

In a major announcement, Mandaviya said future editions of the Winter Games in Gulmarg will be expanded into a 15-day integrat...