National Alpine skiing championship begins in Auli

The national alpine skiing championship got off to a colourful start on the slopes of Auli in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district today with a march past by 16 participating teams from across the country.

The main competitions at the three-day annual event are scheduled to begin from tomorrow.

On the opening day 96 participants from different states including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab staged a march past followed by a cultural programme in the presence of Winter Games Federation of India officials.

Chamoli District Magistrate S A Murugesan was the chief guest on the occasion.