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The Khelo India Beach Games: Prasanna Behindre, who won a gold medal in pencak silat, on Friday hailed Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) for providing a platform for youngsters. The Khelo India Beach Games, currently being held in Daman and Diu, has come out as a great opportunity for these sportspersons to showcase their talent and hope to make it to the international stage from there.

"Winning a gold medal is a proud moment for the UT; I have won a medal for the UT, and I am very happy. I hope to win more medals in the future. The experience was very good; I enjoyed it a lot, and it was a new experience for me. Khelo India is giving us a platform like beach games—it is such a big platform.

"It is making us feel like we are at an international level as athletes, and it feels good. We hope to improve our training through this platform as we want to achieve more in the future, not only at the national level, but also at the international level," Prasanna Behindre, a Pencak Silat athlete who won a gold medal, told IANS.