India expectedly dominated the proceedings for the third consecutive day, winning medals in almost every event, across all age categories, and had taken their tally to 22 gold, five silver, and one bronze at the time of writing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Argentina moved to second spot in the overall standings thanks to Nabila Sol Barraza\u2019s two gold and two silver, while Singapore slipped to third with two gold and two bronze. Nepal were one of the biggest movers on the medals tally as they took the fourth spot with one gold, six silver, and three bronze medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The inaugural World Yogasana Championships is a landmark event that marks a defining moment in the evolution of the sport, transforming an ancient Indian practice into a globally competitive sporting discipline while strengthening its pathway towards recognition within the Olympic movement. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The World Yogasana Championship 2026 is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Ministry of Ayush, Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sports Authority of Gujarat, Gujarat Tourism, and Gujarat Yogasana Sports Association - establishing Yogasana as a global sporting discipline and paving the way towards Olympic recognition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hosts India are fielding a 122-member contingent, with athletes competing across six age categories - Sub-Junior Men and Women (10-14 years), Junior Men and Women (14-18 years), Senior (18-28 years), Senior A (28-35 years), Senior B (35-45 years), and Senior C (45-55 years).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ritu Mondal, who had won the country\u2019s first gold medal in Traditional Yogasana Senior A Female category, added the team gold to her tally while Japan\u2019s Miyoko Kusunoki (Traditional Yogasana Senior C category), Nepal\u2019s Durga Panta (Forward Bend Senior C Female) and Kemi Blake of USA (Back Bend Senior B Male) won the gold medals to lift their respective countries on the medals tally.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Expressing her delight, an elated Ritu said, \u201cWinning one gold was a dream come true, but winning two is beyond anything I imagined. Every sacrifice, every setback was worth it. I\u2019m really proud of my performance, but the credit also goes to the ones who have supported me in this journey.\u201d <\/p>\r\n\r\n
RESULTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Traditional Yogasana<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Female: Gold \u2013 Miyoko Kusunoki (Japan) 58.28, Silver \u2013 Mahua Mondal (Oman) 57.34, Bronze \u2013 Amutha Rajuveloo (Romania), Tetyana Tolbatova (Netherlands) 55.97<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Forward Bend individual:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Male: Gold \u2013 Dileep Kumar (India) 46.12, Silver \u2013 Rajendra Rimal (Nepal) 39.31, Bronze \u2013 Dimitriy Volkov (Russia), Sajaya Attada (USA) 33.97<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Female: Gold \u2013 Durga Panta (Nepal) 44.30, Silver \u2013 Suman Yadav (India) 41.99, Bronze \u2013 Amutha Rajuveloo (Romania) 39.63, Kamini Maganlal (New Zealand) 39.63<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Back Bend Individual<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Male: Gold \u2013 Birendra Yadav (India) 38.85, Silver \u2013 Rajendra Rimal (Nepal) 36.81, Bronze \u2013 Takuro Sato (Japan) 32<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior B Male: Gold \u2013 Kemi Blake (USA) 39.23, Silver \u2013 Tina Khatun (India) 38.10, Bronze \u2013 Tam Hoi Ching (Hong Kong) 36.15<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Female: Gold \u2013 Gayatri Devi (India) 36.61, Silver \u2013 Januka Dhungana (Nepal) 31.14, Bronze \u2013 Kagiso Sebatana (Botswana) 30.35<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Twisting Body Individual<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior A Male: Gold \u2013 Anurag Malik (India) 42.61, Silver \u2013 Karimu Swafi (Tanzania) 39.45, Bronze \u2013 Nathaniel Tan (Singapore) 38.92<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior A Female: Gold \u2013 Nabilla Sol Barraza (Argentina) 43.77, Silver \u2013 Seema Pawar (India) 43.30, Bronze \u2013 Misaki Yokoyama (Japan) 39.15<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior A Male: Gold \u2013 Anurag Malik (India) 42.61, Silver \u2013 Karimu Swafi (Tanzania) 39.45, Bronze \u2013 Nathaniel Tan (Singapore) 38.92<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Male: Gold \u2013 Inderjeet (India) 46.64, Silver \u2013 Dimitriy Volkov (Russia) 35.57, Bronze \u2013 Namaraj Dhungana (Nepal) 35.21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n