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Khelo India Beach Games 2026: Karnataka swim to overall crown; Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 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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Anurag Singh, Ashmita Chandra strike KIBG 2026 golds; competitive Open Wat
Updated : 5 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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Khelo India Beach Games 2026: Haryana women, Delhi men clinch sepaktakraw
Updated : 5 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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Saiyami Kher completes Ironman 70.3 triathlon twice within a year
Updated : 11 months ago IST
On July 6, Saiyami Khr completed her second Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Jonkoping, Sweden. The Ironman 70.3, is one of the most grueling endurance challenges in the world, testing athletes across 1.9 km of open water swimming, 90 km of cycling, and a 21.1 km half marathon run all within a s
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Open Water Swimming debuts at Khelo India Beach Games 2025, brings back me
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Maharashtra and Karnataka swimmers dominated the sea in the 5km and 10km events at the KIBG, offering further hope that India's long coastline offers the perfect natural environment to groom open water swimmers
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Khelo India Beach Games 2025: Karnataka, Maharashtra clinch gold in 10km o
Updated : 1 year ago IST
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.
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SGMB wraps up 'Ocean Man Sharjah' with over 2,500 spectators
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) concluded the emirate's first-ever "Ocean Man" open-water swimming championship today at Al Khan Beach, drawing 2,500 spectators and more than 500 swimmers from 62 nationalities over two action-packed days.
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Shams Aalam to Compete as First Swimmer with Paraplegia at 14th National T
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9: Shams Aalam, a record-breaking Para swimmer from the village of Rathaus in Bihar's Madhubani district, is set to make history as the first swimmer with paraplegia to participate in the National Takshila Open Water Swimming Competition. The event, this year in i
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Indian swimmers Bharat Sachdeva, Shaashwat Sharma complete one-way Ram Set
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The expedition commenced from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka and concluded at Dhanushkoti, India. The swim was conducted under the supervision of an expert crew that helped the swimmers navigate and provided nutrition during the swim. An external observer also joined the crew to ensure adherence t
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Jiya Rai, a navy school student, awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Pura
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): A 12-year-old girl, who is studying at Navy Children School has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 under the open water swimming category, the highest award for citizens below 18 years.
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12-year-old special child felicitated for world record in open water swimm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): On February 15, Jiya Rai, a 12-year-old, created a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-abled girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water.
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