Curling in India

India is considered an emerging country in the sport of curling.[1] The country's men's team finished second in the B-Division of the 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships. India's mixed doubles team also won silver at the 21st Curling Cup World Curling Tour (WCT) Mixed Doubles 2022.[2]

Curling in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyCurling Federation of India
National team(s)India

Due to the cold weather and presence of snow and ice, Gulmarg is the site of the annual National Curling Championships.[3]

Curling was played in Ladakh as part of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024.[4][5]

National championships
  • 1st National Curling Championship, 2021–22, Gulmarg[6][7]
  • 2nd National Curling Championship, 2022–23, Gulmarg[8][9]
  • 2nd National Floor Curling Championship, 2023, Itanagar[10]
  • 3rd National Curling Championship, 2023–24, Gulmarg[11][12]

References
  1. Media, World Curling (31 December 2022). "Indian teams make their mark on World Curling ice". World Curling. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. "Indian mixed doubles curling team finished runners-up in WCT; medal winners felicitated". The Times of India. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. "Meet the Indians who want to become curling champions". Mintlounge. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. "Khelo India Winter Games a great spectacle for J&K, Ladakh: L-G Sinha". The Hindu. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. Excelsior, Daily (30 January 2024). "Logo And Mascot For Khelo India Winter Games 2024 Launched". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. Rafiyah, Syeda (29 January 2023). "Ice curling gaining popularity in Kashmir". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. "Curling Nationals: J&K clinch team gold in men's section, Andhra top women's category". The Times of India. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. Desk, GK Web (6 January 2023). "Second National Curling Championship kickstarts at Gulmarg". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. News, R. K. (9 January 2023). "Second National Curling Championship concludes at Gulmarg". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 17 June 2024. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  10. "2nd National Floor Curling Championship | Arunachal & Andhra teams lauded by CM for winning maximum medals". Arunachal Observer. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. "Religare Supported 3rd National Curling Championship Culminates at Gulmarg". The Kashmir Horizon. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  12. "Arunachal's Curling team clinches 11 silver medals at National Curling Championships held in Gulmarg". India Today NE. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.


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