Raipur, April 7 (IANS) The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 in Chhattisgarh has brought together sportspersons from the tribal community at different stages of their career on one major platform. For some, it was an exposure to what it feels like to compete in multi-discipline events, while for others, it was another step in an already developing career.In all, 30 states and Union Territories took part in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) that saw close t…
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Raipur, April 3 (IANS) Former world junior champion Komalika Bari of Jharkhand added the recurve women’s archery gold medal to her mixed triumph, while Odisha’s Arjun Khara won the recurve men’s category, but these efforts were not enough for the chasing pack to dislodge Karnataka from the top of the medals tally on the final day of the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games here on Friday. 30 states and union territories participated in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games th…
Raipur, March 28 (IANS) Weightlifter Nikita ended hosts Chhattisgarh’s wait for a gold medal while Odisha’s women swimmers clinched all the three gold medals on offer on the fourth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here on Saturday.Nikita dominated the women’s 77kg weightlifting event to comfortably win the gold medal in the last event of the day while Odisha won gold medals through Ritika Minz (100m freestyle), Anjali Munda (50m Backstroke) and 4×100 medley relay team. Anjali finis…
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) Swimmer Manikanta L. single-handedly kept Karnataka at the top of the medals table as he grabbed three more gold medals on Thursday to take his individual gold tally to five while Odisha’s Anjali Munda completed a hat-trick of gold medals in the swimming competition on the second day of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 in Raipur on Thursday.There was also a reason for hosts Chhattisgarh to rejoice as local hope Anushka Bhagat added a second silver to her tally b…
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) Karnataka swimmer Manikanta L continued his golden run by clinching his third successive gold medal, while Odisha’s Anjali Munda secured her second gold on Day 2 of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) here on Thursday.Manikanta dominated the men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM), clocking 2:25.93s to complete a hat-trick of gold medals, having earlier won the 100m breaststroke and 50m butterfly events. Tripura’s Riyaj Tripura (2:34.04s) claimed silver, while Odisha’s …
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) In 2022, during a regular class, when a sports teacher asked students to select different sports, 11-year-old Anjali Munda quietly raised her hand and chose swimming, the only sport she knew. Anjali comes from Gahiragadiya village in Odisha’s Jajpur district, about 100 kilometres from Bhubaneswar. She knew swimming as a fun activity that involved splashing water, but she never received any formal training. Anjali, the youngest of four siblings whose father is a van driv…
Raipur, March 25 (IANS) Karnataka’s Dhoneesh N. and Odisha’s Anjali Munda clinched the first two gold medals with a dominant performance in the men’s and women’s 200m freestyle swimming event in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 at the International Swimming Complex in Raipur on Wednesday.Karnataka dominated the opening day in the pool, winning five of the six gold medals on offer while hosts Chhattisgarh also opened their account with a silver and bronze medals in the w…