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 10 (IANS) Prasanna Bendre was compelled to switch weight categories and move up a class in Pencak Silat Tanding just 20 days before the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2026, presenting a significant challenge at home. Despite this, he maintained his dominance in Pencak Silat, securing a gold medal at the second edition of the Beach Games.Bendre, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu’s star Pencak Silat athlete, was looking forward to defending his Tanding gold on home turf at the Kh…
Diu, Jan 9 (IANS) Defending champions Kerala men and Odisha women registered contrasting victories to retain their Beach Soccer gold medals in the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach in Diu on Friday.With just one day left for the curtains to fall on the second edition of KIBG 2026, Madhya Pradesh jumped to the top spot on the medals tally with two gold medals in Pencak Silat. Sarun Sonwane (Male 70-75kg) and Mahendra Swami (Male 85-90kg) won the Tanding weight-categories to…
Diu, Jan 9 (IANS) Prasanna Behindre, who won a gold medal in pencak silat, on Friday hailed Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) for providing a platform for youngsters. The Khelo India Beach Games, currently being held in Daman and Diu, has come out as a great opportunity for these sportspersons to showcase their talent and hope to make it to the international stage from there.”Winning a gold medal is a proud moment for the UT; I have won a medal for the UT, and I am very happy. I hope to win more me…
Diu, Jan 8 (IANS) Till two years back, there was no opportunity for lakhs of talented youngsters around the country to participate in major beach games. The Khelo India Beach Games, currently being held in Daman and Diu, has come out as a great opportunity for these sportspersons to showcase their talent and hope to make it to the international stage from there.Umabati Patra from Odisha, who won the gold medal in Pencak Silat in the second edition of the Khelo India Beach Games, told IANS on Thu…
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) Wahengbam Sudhir Meetei from Manipur has faced an unpredictable and challenging journey in Pencak Silat. Financial struggles forced him to prioritise earning a living, and a sudden injury during training nearly shattered his athletic aspirations.Things became so challenging that he had to quit college after failing to pay his fifth-semester fees for his Bachelor of Physical Education. He then switched from the Tanding (combat) category to the Artistic category to continue playi…
Diu, Jan 7 (IANS) When Raja Das isn’t practicing his Pencak Silat skills, the 33-year-old helps his father deliver ice to local blood banks in Kolkata. His father has been a street hawker for decades, and Raja has been supporting him since childhood while also chasing his dream of establishing a reputation in the sport.The West Bengal athlete has regularly secured medals at the national level over the years and on Tuesday, won one of the initial two gold medals at the Khelo India Beach Games 202…
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…