CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The 5th Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) National Ice Hockey Championship - 2020 begun in Leh on 3rd January 2020. The tournament will continue till 7th January in Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink in Leh.

Detailed explanation-2: -10th National Ice Hockey Championship: The tournament was organized by the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI). It was won by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). ITBP defeated Ladakh. The match was held at Gulmarg Ice Rink.

Detailed explanation-3: -In winter Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink witnessed an enlivening and festive atmosphere. The natural ice is good for skating every January, plus a week or two of December and February. The mountainous region of Ladakh has possibly the country’s highest ice-skating rink at 3483 m above sea level.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) won the 10th National Ice Hockey Championship trophy in Gulmarg in January 2021.