With just one day left for the curtains to fall on the second edition of KIBG 2026, Madhya Pradesh jumped to the top spot on the medals tally with two gold medals in Pencak Silat. Sarun Sonwane (Male 70-75kg) and Mahendra Swami (Male 85-90kg) won the Tanding weight-categories to take the state\u2019s tally to three gold, one silver, and one bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana were second with two gold, four silver, and two bronze, while hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were third with a tally of two gold, two silver, and four bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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 1100 participants compete in eight different sports -- volleyball, soccer, sepaktakraw, kabaddi, pencak silat, Open water swimming, mallakhamb, and tug-of-war.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kerala men thrashed Goa 8-2 while Odisha women got the better of Gujarat 2-1 in the Beach Soccer finals. In the men\u2019s final, Kerala men started strong, scoring two goals in the first two minutes. Though Goa pulled one back through Abel Gurjao in the eighth minute, Kerala restored the advantage a minute later. The champions had extended their lead to 6-1 by the end of the second quarter and easily retained the title thereafter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s final, Khundongbam Ambalika scored the match-winner in the 28th minute for Odisha after both teams were locked 1-1 after the second quarter. Manisha Naik had given Odisha the lead in the 13th minute, but Gujarat had restored parity a minute later thanks to a strike from Bhumisha Dravid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anurag, Ashmita shine in Open Water Swimming<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Anurag Singh and Karnataka\u2019s Ashmita Chandra grabbed the men\u2019s and women\u2019s gold medals in the 10km Open Water Swimming competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anurag, who was participating in his first Khelo India Beach Games, stopped the clock at 2:22:02 seconds, a good 16 minutes before silver medallist Akshaj P managed to reach the finish line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anurag, who trains in Delhi under the guidance of his father, prepared for KIBG by doing intense endurance training in the pool for the last month, and those efforts bore fruit as he was hardly challenged throughout the race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan rule Beach Kabaddi<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Rajasthan clinched both the men's and women's gold medals in Beach Kabaddi, defeating the formidable Haryana teams. In the women\u2019s final, Rajasthan defeated Haryana 47-27, while their men registered a 43-36 victory over Haryana to make it a grand double for the state.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Haryana\u2019s Beach Sepaktakraw team, however, ensured that the state will end the day with at least one gold on Friday when they defeated Uttar Pradesh 15-8, 15-7. In the men\u2019s final, Bihar got the better of Andhra Pradesh 15-13, 15-13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
TODAY\u2019S RESULTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beach Pencak Silat<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women Tanding<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Class D 60-65kg: Gold \u2013 Nyia K Thono (Nag); Silver \u2013 Chetna Tanwar (Har); Bronze \u2013 Piyu Das (Odi), Meko Liyak (Arunachal Pradesh)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men Tanding<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Class D 60-65kg: Gold \u2013 Shahid Hilal (J&K); Silver \u2013 Vinay (Har); Bronze \u2013 Suraj Yadav (UP), Ashish Sharma (DND&DD)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Class E 65-70kg: Gold \u2013 Saliq Bin Farooq (J&K); Silver \u2013 Ashish Kumar Singh (Del); Bronze \u2013 Suraj Gora (Raj), Sheikh Arbaj Ali (Cht)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Class F 70-75kg: Gold \u2013 Sarun Sonawane (MP); Silver \u2013 Chetan Prajapati (Utr); Bronze \u2013 Hansda Akash (DNH&DD), Sarfaraz Ali (J&K)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Class I 85-90kg: Gold \u2013 Mahendra Swami (MP); Silver \u2013 Arvinder Singh (J&K); Bronze \u2013 Ravi Choudhary (Raj), Rudra Pratap Sadangi (Odi)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Class J 90-95kg: Gold \u2013 Kitenlo K Thono (Nag); Silver \u2013 Saleen Sultan (J&K); Bronze \u2013 Chaina Ram Sepat (Raj), Gautam (Har)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beach Kabaddi<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women: Gold \u2013 Rajasthan; Silver \u2013Haryana; Bronze \u2013 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men: Gold \u2013Rajasthan; Silver \u2013 Haryana; Bronze \u2013Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beach Soccer<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women: Gold \u2013 Odisha; Silver \u2013 Gujarat; Bronze \u2013 Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men: Gold --; Silver --; Bronze \u2013 Karnataka, Maharashtra<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beach Sepaktakraw<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women Quad: Gold \u2013 Haryana; Silver \u2013 Uttar Pradesh; Bronze \u2013 Odisha, Nagaland<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men Quad: Gold \u2013 Bihar; Silver \u2013 Andhra Pradesh; Bronze \u2013 Haryana, Delhi<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Open Water Swimming<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men Quad: Gold \u2013 Bihar; Silver \u2013 Andhra Pradesh; Bronze \u2013 Haryana, Delhi<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men Regu: Gold \u2013 Anurag Singh (UP) 2:22:02s; Silver \u2013 Akshaj P (Kar) 2:38:27s; Bronze \u2013 Kanishka S A (Kar) 2:41.51s<\/p>\r\n\r\n