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Sports minister Mandaviya urges athletes to utilise opportunity as Khelo I
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
KIWG 2026 is the second event on the Khelo India calendar this year. The first event was the Khelo India Beach Games held in Diu from January 5 to January 10. For all athletes and their support staff, the Leh Games will see how athletes perform under challenging high altitude climatic con
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How tug-of-war transformed farmer's son Akshay Patil's life and career
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Kolhapur's Akshay Patil has spent nearly two decades muscling his way through adversity and sweating it out in the tug-of-war arena. His efforts did not go to waste. Patil's career is a classic example of how sport can transform lives.
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Khelo India Beach Games 2026 spurs growth of beach soccer in Daman & Diu,
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Beach soccer is steadily emerging as a significant avenue of opportunity and self-expression for young athletes in coastal and tribal-dominated Union Territories such as Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (DNHDD). In recent years, focused initiatives by the Union Territory administration h
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Khelo India Beach Games 2026: Karnataka swim to overall crown; Tamil Nadu
Updated : 2 months ago IST
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 standing in the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach here on Saturday
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Prasanna Bendre underlines KIBG supremacy in Pencak Silat
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's star Pencak Silat athlete Prasanna Bendre was looking forward to defending his Tanding gold on home turf in the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 when a late revision to the weight categories meant that he had to play in a much higher weight category thi
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Anurag Singh, Ashmita Chandra strike KIBG 2026 golds; competitive Open Wat
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The mention of Open Water or Sea Swimming normally puts focus on endurance swimming that has been made popular by the likes of Mihir Sen and Bula Chowdhary, who conquered the English Channel decades ago.
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KIBG 2026: Prasanna Bendre wins Tanding gold, Tamil Nadu win big in Beach
Updated : 2 months ago IST
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 here on Thursday.
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Khelo India Beach Games 2026: Haryana women, Delhi men clinch sepaktakraw
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Khelo India Beach Games 2026, organised by the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, is being held under the technical supervision of the Sports Authority of India and national sports federations. The second edition of Khelo India Beach Games 2026 is witnessing over
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KIBG 2026: Simran braves knee injury to help Chandigarh win women's Ganda
Updated : 2 months ago IST
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 technical supervision of the Sports Authority of India and national sports feder
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How Himachal goalkeeper Pravin Kumari overcame social barriers to keep foo
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A fighter by instinct, the 26-year-old Pravin has fought social resistance, limited resources and personal hardship to carve out her place in the game, emerging as one of the prominent faces of Himachal Pradesh's growing women's football movement, as per a press release from SAI Media.
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Pencak Silat player Raja Das continues to impress with KIBG 2026 gold
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The West Bengal player has consistently won medals at the national level over the years, and on Tuesday, he clinched a gold at the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at Ghoghla Beach, beating defending champion and local favourite Prasanna Bendre, according to a release.
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Local favourite Princess Alexander Thomas, West Bengal's Raja Das clinch T
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Home favourite Princess Alexander Thomas of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu clinched the first gold of the Khelo India Beach Games 2026 with a confident performance in the women's Tunngal category in Pencak Silat while Raja Das of West Bengal emerged victories in men's Tunngal at th
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