The Union Sports Minister announced this while addressing a large gathering during the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday. Mansukh Mandaviya said that people knew the Northeast as the region of India's first sunrise, but in the 10 years of
Maharashtra's Diksha Yadav showed excellent strength and stamina to clinch her second gold medal in the open sea swimming competition of the first Khelo India Beach Games here on Thursday. Diksha had won the 10km race on Wednesday, and she won a close 5km race in the Arabian Sea this mornin
The National Games had just been held in Manipur in 1999. Two and a half decades later, Jimi, 38, stands tall as one of the senior-most players in Sepak Takraw at the inaugural Khelo India Beach Games in Diu.
Karnataka and Maharashtra clinched top honours as open water swimming event got under way at the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2025, being held in Ghoghla Beach, Diu.
With three gold medals, all from pencak silat, hosts Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu kept their nose ahead of Manipur, Maharashtra and Delhi in the medal standings of the Khelo India Beach Games here on Wednesday.
Hosts Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu had a golden start on Day 2 of the first Khelo India Beach Games in Diu on Tuesday. The first golds of the Games were decided in pencak silat competition with Daman & Diu, winning two of the first three, according to SAI Media Release.
The first-ever edition of the Khelo India Beach Games is underway in Diu, bringing a fresh wave of excitement and sporting spirit to the coastal town. The multi-disciplinary event marks a significant expansion of the Khelo India initiative into beach sports, promoting diverse formats.
Kirtana Acharya, Prasanna Bendre and Princess Thomas, who stood at the top podium ranking following their gold medal triumphs in different categories of Pencak Silat at the Khelo India Beach Games 2025, described their feelings and laid out their future goals and ambitions.
Hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu had a golden start on Day 2 of the first Khelo India Beach Games in Diu on Tuesday. The first golds of the Games were decided in pencak silat competition, with Daman and Diu winning two of the first three.
On Monday, the Beach Games, held under the ever-expanding Khelo India umbrella for the first time, were formally declared open by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, in a colourful ceremony on the Ghoghla Beach, the venue of the Games in Diu.