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Ice hockey is a sport that is gaining popularity in India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Ice hockey is played mostly in places like Ladakh , Uttarakhand , West Bengal , Sikkim , Arunachal Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the north of India, where cold weather occurs and the game can be played outdoors. [ 4 ]
Ice skating is popular in North India in places like Ladakh, Kashmir and Shimla where cold weather occurs and it is possible to skate outdoors. Much of India has a tropical climate, hence in the rest of the country, ice skating is limited to the few artificial rinks available. [1] An ice skating festival is organised in Shimla every year.
The Ice Skating Association of India (ISAI) is the national governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating in India. The ISAI is affiliated to the International Skating Union, and the Asian Skating Union. [5]
This is a list of indoor arenas in India that have been used for major indoor matches. The minimum capacity is 1,000. ... List of Field hockey venues in India ;
The history of ice hockey in India dates back almost 100 years, when ice hockey was a favourite pastime for the British Raj in Shimla. The Shimla Ice Skating Club is still very active in promoting ice sports in India. In the early 1970s, the Ladakh Scouts, a battalion of the Indian Army posted in the high border regions, took up the game.
While the ice-skating rink could open from 6 a.m. to midnight, the warehouses are proposed to be 24-hour operations. Fishinger said from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. there would be 11 truck trips.
The Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) is the governing body of ice hockey in India. It is responsible for overseeing ice hockey in India. [1] It became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on April 27, 1989. The current president of the Association is Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali. [2]
The Ice skating and Ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 2,000 and the ice skating rink area is 60M by 30M, in which about 100 to 150 persons can skate every hour. It also has an Olympic size (50 by 25 Meters) fully air conditioned swimming pool, basketball courts and a cafeteria inside the complex.