The 11-member team to represent Uttarakhand was selected at Auli on Sunday to participate in the national senior winter games to be held at Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir from February 16. Apart from the 11 skiers, one coach and a team manager will depart for Gulmarg on February 13.
The Uttarakhand team was selected after trials held in Auli for the special selection committee working under the directions of the Winter Games Association of Uttarakhand. The men’s team in Alpine skiing includes Vikram Rawat, Dinesh Bhatt, Mohan Rawat, Mahendra Bhujwan, Sumit Chauhan and Dinesh Dimri while the women’s team for the same event includes Anita Bhujwan, Sangita Bhatt and Anusuya Rawat. For the first time the State will be represented in snowboarding by Pradeep Bhatt and Ashish Panwar. Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam chief skiing instructor Preeti Khanduri, Rakesh Ranjan and others were also present during the selection trials.