JAMMU, Mar 13: Indian Women’s Ice Hockey team is participating  in the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia being held in  Bangkok, Thailand .

The 20 members team headed by Ladakh girl  Rinchen Dolma is  competing with six other countries.

A great News for sports enthusiasts in state of Jammu & Kashmir is that all the twenty members in the Indian Ice hockey team are from Jammu & kashmir and Ladakh belt of the state.

With JK Sports Council and Secretary Waheed Para focusing on Ladakh belt and Ice Hockey, the game will get a boost and youth in coming days  will the make state proud on frequent basis, like they did now.

During his visit to Ladakh in September, Member Sports Council , Rahil Gupta after discussions with Local Sports fraternity and Members , had urged Secretary Sports Council to put focus on the game and Ice Skating rings.