Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) The inaugural World Yogasana Championships in Ahmedabad turned into a journey of cultural rediscovery for several young athletes from Mauritius, many of whom travelled to India for the first time and found themselves reconnecting with ancestral roots stretching back generations.For 19-year-old Mauritian athlete Chethnaa Reesaul, the championships were about much more than competing on the world stage. Like many members of the Indian diaspora in Mauritius, she grew up he…
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Ahmedabad, June 10 (IANS) The inaugural World Yogasana Championships may have underlined India’s dominance in the sport, but for several Middle Eastern nations, the event represented something even more significant: an opportunity to accelerate the growth of competitive Yogasana across the region. Held at the EKA Arena, the championships brought together 522 athletes from 78 countries, offering emerging Yogasana nations exposure to international competition, judging standards and coaching meth…
Ahmedabad, June 9 (IANS) The 14-year-old Ishika Guchhait’s father sells betel leaves and took up yoga at the insistence of her mother to add discipline to her life. Gujarat’s Heena Rajbhor is a successful model who is fascinated with the theory of Yoga shastra and has been passionately researching it.Ishika, Heena, and the hundreds of yogasana athletes competing for India at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships at the EKA Arena here may belong to a different spectrum of society and got…
Ahmedabad, June 8 (IANS) Hosts India signed off the inaugural World Yogasana Championships campaign with 114 medals that included a century of gold (102) to underline their domination at the EKA Arena here on Monday. Second-placed Japan were a distant second with three gold, three silver, and five bronze, with Argentina taking the third spot thanks to their lone athlete, Nabila Barraza’s exploits of two gold and three silver.Neighbours Nepal were the second most successful contingent in terms …
Ahmedabad, June 8 (IANS) What began as a quest for flexibility and artistic excellence has blossomed into a remarkable sporting success story for American mother-daughter duo Kemi and Kimani Blake, who returned home from the World Yogasana Championships in Ahmedabad with a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Competing against some of the world’s finest yogasana athletes at the EKA Arena, 35-year-old Kemi clinched gold in the Back Bend Individual category, while her 16-year-old daughter Kimani…
Ahmedabad, June 7 (IANS) Former Miss Gujarat Super Model winner Heena Rajgor led India’s gold medal rush on the penultimate day of the inaugural World Yogasana Championships at the EKA Arena here on Sunday as the hosts extended their lead at the top. At the time of writing, India stood at the top of the medals tally with a total of 50 medals, including 40 gold, eight silver and two bronze. Japan added two gold to go up to three and 10 overall. They are second on the table while Singapore are t…
Ahmedabad, June 7 (IANS) Even as the Indian yoga athletes and many of their Indian-origin counterparts take centrestage at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships here, a lithe South American is a cynosure of the spectators and fellow competitors as she performed the asanas with precision and elegance.After all, Argentinian Nabila Sol Barraza has been one of the most successful overseas athletes in the championships, winning a total of five including two gold and two silver medals, and insist…
Ahmedabad, June 7 (IANS) Twenty-year-old Ritu Mondal, the daughter of a mason from a small village in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, has made the country proud by winning two gold medals at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships in Ahmedabad. More importantly, the achievement has brought her a step closer to a dream she shares with her family, representing India on the biggest sporting stages and one day winning an Olympic medal. For Ritu, these medals are the result of years of hard work…
Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) Over 400 athletes from more than 60 countries will compete in the inaugural World Yogasana Championships (WYC) 2026, set to be held at the EKA Arena from June 4 to 8.The five-day event will bring together participants from countries including the United States, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan, marking the first global championship for Yogasana as a competitive sport.Supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Ministry of Ayush, the Sports…