Karnataka ki Ashmita Chandra aur Dhrupad Ramakrishna ne Satuday ko yhan Ghoghla Beach par women’s aur men’s 5km Open Water Swimming mein gold medals jeete, jis se state ko Khelo India Beach Games 2026 me medal standings mein top par pahochne me help mili.
Ak release ke according, jo Union Territory Dadra & Nagar Haveli aur Daman & Diu ne Khelo India Beach Games 2026 ko organise kiya tha. Ye Sports Authority of India aur national sports federations ke technical supervision mein hua tha. Khelo India Beach Games ke second edition mein 1100 se jada participants ne 8 alag-alag sports mein compete kiya — volleyball, soccer, sepaktakraw, kabaddi, pencak silat, open water swimming, mallakhamb aur tug-of-war. Inme se pahle 6 medal sports the aur total 32 gold medals decide kiye gaye. Total 30 states aur Union Territories ne hisssa liya.
Karnataka Crowned Overall Champions
Top three states – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu aur Manipur – ne 3 gold aur 2 silver medals jeete, isiliye Khelo India Beach Games 2026 ki overall standings bronze medals ke basis par decide hui. Karnataka ne 3 gold (saare Open Water swimming se), 2 silver aur 6 bronze jeet kar KIBG ke second edition mein overall crown apne naam kiya. Tamil Nadu 3 gold, 2 silver aur 3 bronze ke saath seond spot pe raha, jabki last edition ke winners Manipur 3 gold, 2 silver aur 2 bronze ke saath 3rd number par rahe.
Madhya Pradesh Pencak Silat mein jabardast performances ki wajah se, 4th number par raha, jisme KIBG 2026 mein sabse jada gold medals (16) milte the. Madhya Pradesh ke saare medals isi Indonesian Martial Art competition se aaye, aur unka final tally raha 3 gold, 1 silver aur 1 bronze.
Hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu ne 2 gold, 2 silver aur 4 bronze jeet kar 6th position hasil kiya, Haryana se ek spot peeche, jinhone Games ko 2 gold, 4 silver aur 2 bronze ke tally ke saath finish kiya. Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Nagaland aur Rajasthan ne bhi 2 gold medals jeete, aur medals tally ke top-10 positions complete kiye.
Final Day Action
Ghoghla Beach par final day ki action shuru hone se pahle, Manipur ko lag raha hoga ki woh overall crown ko retain kar sakte hain, kyunki unke men aur women dono Beach Sepaktakraw teams ke paas Trio event mein gold jeetne ka chance tha. Unki women’s team ne apna target achieve kar liya aur West Bengal ko 2-0 se hara diya. Lekin Tamil Nadu ne men’s Trio final 2-1 se jeet kar Manipur ko peeche chhodte huye second spot par jump kar liya.
Swimming Highlights
Pehle, Ashmita Chandra ne double complete kiya aur women’s 5km Open Water Swimming gold jeet liya, jise unki women’s 10km wali Friday ki jeet ke saath add kar diya. 5km race mein Ashmita ne Maharashtra ki Diksha Yadav (1:35:53s) se aage nikalte huye. 1:35:11s ka time lagakar gold jeeta, Karnataka ki Aasra Sudhir ne 1:39:14s ke time ke saath bronze medal jeeta.
Men’s 5km race mein, Karnataka ke Dhrupad Ramakrishna ne Uttar Pradesh ke Anurag Singh (10km race winner) ko 5 second ke gap se harakar state ka 3rd gold medal jeet liya. Dhrupad ne 1:21:33s ka timing close kiya, jabki Prashans HM ne 1:24:34s ka time lagakar state ke tally mein ek bronze medal aur add kar diya.
Today’s Results
Beach Sepaktakraw
Women Trio:
Gold – Manipur; Silver – West Bengal; Bronze – Goa, Assam
Men Tri:
Gold – Tamil Nadu; Silver – Manipur; Bronze – Nagaland, Assam
Open Water Swimming
Women 5km:
Gold – Ashmita Chandra (Kar) 1:35:11s; Silver – Diksha Yadav (Mah) 1:35:53s; Bronze – Aasra Sudhir (Kar) 1:39:14s
Men 5km:
Gold – Dhrupad Ramakrishna (Kar) 1:21:33s; Silver – Anurag Singh (UP) 1:21:38s; Bronze – Prashans HM (Kar) 1:24:34 seconds.
