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Khelo India Tribal Games: Weightlifter Nikita ended hosts Chhattisgarh’s wait for a gold medal while Odisha’s women swimmers clinched all the three gold medals on offer on the fourth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here on Saturday.

Nikita dominated the women’s 77kg weightlifting event to comfortably win the gold medal in the last event of the day while Odisha won gold medals through Ritika Minz (100m freestyle), Anjali Munda (50m Backstroke) and 4x100 medley relay team. Anjali finished with five golds, four of them in individual races.

Arunachal Pradesh were the other major movers in the medals table on Saturday as they won both the men’s weightlifting gold medals to close in on the third spot, which is currently held by Assam with four gold, seven silver and three bronze medals.