Diu, Jan 10 (IANS) Karnataka’s Ashmita Chandra and Dhrupad Ramakrishna clinched the women’s and men’s 5km open water swimming gold medals to help the state top the medal standings in the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach in Diu on Saturday.The second edition of Khelo India Beach Games witnessed over 1100 participants compete in eight different sports — volleyball, soccer, sepaktakraw, kabaddi, pencak silat, Open water swimming, mallakhamb, and tug-of-war. The first six wer…
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Diu, Jan 8 (IANS) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu’s Prasanna Bendre added a Tanding gold in Beach Pencak Silat to his tally while Tamil Nadu grabbed four medals, including a gold and silver, in Beach Volleyball in the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach in Diu on Thursday.Bendre, who had won the silver medal in Tunggel, won the men’s Tanding Class B 50-55kg gold, beating Manipur’s Yaikhom Rohit Meitei 15-0 in the final to take the hosts’ medal tally to two gold, two …
Diu, Jan 8 (IANS) Haryana women and Delhi men put paid to Bihar’s hopes of winning a gold medal in Sepak-takraw as they registered contrasting victories in the finals of the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach in Diu on Thursday.In the women’s sepak-takraw final, Haryana came back strong after losing the opening regu to beat Bihar 2-1 in a match that lasted an hour and 15 minutes, while Delhi men inflicted a straight 2-0 defeat on Bihar.In Beach Soccer, defending champions Odis…
Diu, Jan 7 (IANS) Chandigarh’s Simran and Sonia broke the hearts of local fans as they defeated home favourites Anushka Singh and Anshu Kumari in the women’s Ganda double final in Pencak Silat on Day 3 of the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach here on Wednesday. Manipur won the men’s version of the event for their first gold of KIBG 2026.The Khelo India Beach Games 2026, organised by the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, is being held under the t…
Diu, Jan 6 (IANS) Home favourite Princess Alexander Thomas of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu clinched the first gold medal of the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2026 with a confident performance in the women’s Tunngal category in Pencak Silat, while Raja Das of West Bengal emerged victorious in men’s Tunngal at the Ghoghla Beach here on Tuesday.With two medals up for grabs on the second day of competition on Tuesday, the hosts were in contention to win both the gold medals, just li…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) India’s coastline is set to transform into a vibrant national sporting arena as the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 return to Diu from January 5 to 10, with over 1,300 athletes from across the country competing in the event, promising an energetic celebration of beach and indigenous sports.The second edition of the Games will bring together over 1,300 athletes from across the country, representing 31 States and Union Territories, including 25 States and six UTs, reflecting…