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Indian sports wrap, November 4: Ice hockey back for a fourth season in the Himalayas

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Royal Enfield has announced season four of its developmental ice hockey programme in the Himalayas. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Royal Enfield has announced season four of its developmental ice hockey programme in the Himalayas. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

ICE HOCKEY

Royal Enfield announces fourth season of ice hockey in the Himalayas

Royal Enfield on Wednesday announced the fourth season of its developmental ice hockey programme in the Himalayas, continuing its focus on building local expertise through comprehensive training pathways for players, coaches, and match officials.

The season opens with a first-ever dedicated Goaltender Training Programme from November 9 to 13 at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium in Leh. Led by Matt Darlow, the programme will have the international goaltending coach train goalies from Ladakh and Spiti.

Drawing talent from Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the initiative strengthens the grassroots expertise required to sustain winter sport in the region ahead of the developmental leagues – Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League (REIHL) and the Spiti Cup – in January-February 2027.

Referee training will be conducted by Peter Gebei, an IIHF-certified ice hockey professional with over four decades of experience as a player, referee and officiating coach.

PARA ARM-WRESTLING

India wins 26 medals at World Para Armwrestling Championship

India’s para armwrestlers won 26 medals (two gold, 10 silver, 14 bronze) at the 28th World Para Armwrestling Championship on November 1 and 2 at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel in East Delhi, placing fifth on the table behind Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.

Vanramnghaki Hauhnar (gold) and M. Kavitha (bronze) pose with their medals. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Vanramnghaki (standing women, +65 kg) and Alok Emmanuel Tom (standing junior boys amputee, +60 kg) won Monday’s right-arm gold. Nine Indians medalled on both arms. 60 Indian para athletes placed in 69 of 144 finals.

World No. 3 Shrimant Jha of Bhilai, who finished eighth in standing men amputee -85 kg, said, "Companies rejected me over my disability until one said, ‘You are cool.’ Today I’m a manager at Jindal Steel, my sponsor since day one.”

Published on Nov 04, 2026

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