At the time of writing, India stood at the top of the medals tally with a total of 50 medals, including 40 gold, eight silver and two bronze. Japan added two gold to go up to three and 10 overall. They are second on the table while Singapore are third with six medals, including a couple of gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The inaugural World Championships is a landmark event that marks a defining moment in the evolution of Yogasana, 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
Rajgor, who hails from Bhuj in Gujarat and currently is pursuing PhD in Yoga, dominated the Forward Bend competition in Senior B Female category to clinch the gold medal with 43.50 points. Oman\u2019s Preeti Jaimani won the silver with 38.15 points while Svetlana Lukashova of Russia and Maya Al Alostath of Jordan shared the bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt is always special to win a gold medal on my home turf. When I took up Yogasana competitively after Covid, I had struggled to perform in competitions. But then I worked on my mental focus and the results are definitely coming,\u201d said Heena, who also has a successful modelling career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While the Indian expectedly dominated the gold medal race, Japan added two gold medals while Russia and Uzbekistan grabbed a gold each. Hisashi Watanabe (Supine Individual Senior B Male) and Tomoka Shimizu (Leg Balance Individual Senior C Female) bagged the gold medals for Japan while Svetlana Lukashova won the senior B female category in Supine Individual for Russia. Kamolatdin Rakhmanov clinched Uzbekistan\u2019s first gold medal of the Championships in Leg Balance Individual Senior C Male category<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Artistic Single:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sub Junior Male: Gold \u2014 Rohan Tayade (India) 110.13, Silver \u2014 Prayaas Chauhan (Nepal) 43.39, Bronze \u2014 Yaatheesh Krishanthan (Sri Lanka) 24.35<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Male: Gold \u2014 Tripti Dongare (India) 112.63, Silver \u2014 Stoian Andreea (Romania) 65.54, Bronze \u2014 Kimani Blake (USA) 57.26s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Female: Gold \u2014 Rudrakshi Bhave (India) 114.25, Silver \u2014 Lam Nga Man (Hong Kong) 80.83, Bronze \u2014 Chandani Pariyar (Nepal) 74.98<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior Male: Gold \u2014 Arjun Parmar (India) 99.50, Silver \u2014 Batromeo Makumbi (Tanzania), Alan (Uzbekistan) 80.13, Bronze \u2014 Osward Lifumbe (Zimbabwe), Veron Owino (Kenya) 67.09<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Junior Male: Gold \u2014 Ritika Bishnoi (India) 112.88, Silver \u2014 Sandesh Dhital (Nepal) 64.74, Bronze \u2014 Lathurshan Krishnakumar (Sri Lanka) 52.23<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Supine Individual:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior A Female: Gold \u2014 Nisha Chawda (India) 38.92, Silver \u2014 Nabila Barraza (Argentina) 36.15, Bronze \u2014 Gwen Ong Cui Faan (Singapore), Sona Soghoyan (Armenia) 34.99<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior A Male: Gold \u2014 Vikash Lather (India) 39.59, Silver \u2014 Karima Swafi (Tanzania) 37.92, Bronze \u2014 Shakirov Dmitrievich (Uzbekistan) 36.44<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior B Female: Gold \u2014 Svetlana Lukashova (Russia), 38.62, Silver \u2014 Amita Kumari (India) 37.46, Bronze \u2014 Srijana Sreshta (Nepal) 36.88<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior B Male: Gold \u2014 Hisashi Watanabe (Japan) 41.79, Silver \u2014 Rohit Chavan (India) 41.78, Bronze \u2014 Danil Rykov (Kyrgyzstan) 38.82, Moataz Hindawi (Egypt) 38.82<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Traditional Yogasana:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sub Junior Female: Gold \u2014 Devanshi Garg (India) 62.58, Silver \u2014 Suharika Karki (Nepal) 61.00, Bronze \u2014 Aahana Goswami (Oman) 60.92<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Forward Bend:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior B Female: Gold \u2014 Heena Rajgor (India) 43.50, Silver \u2014 Preeti Jaimani (Oman) 38.15, Bronze \u2014 Svetlana Lukashova (Russia), Maya Al Alostath (Jordan) 36.96<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Leg Balance Individual:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior B Female: Gold \u2014 Heena Rajgor (India) 43.50, Silver \u2014 Preeti Jaimani (Oman) 38.15, Bronze \u2014 Svetlana Lukashova (Russia), Maya Al Alostath (Jordan) 36.96<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Senior C Male: Gold \u2014 Kamolatdin Rakhmanov (Uzbekistan) 37.33, Silver \u2014 Sathish Kumar Gujarati (India) 36.35, Bronze \u2014 Takuro Sato (Japan) 29.35.<\/p>\r\n\r\n