Priyanka chaudhary

Khelo India Tribal Games: Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh clinched two gold medals each on the opening day of wrestling competition in Ambikapur while Mizoram bagged a couple of gold medals to wrap up the weightlifting competition on the fifth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here in Raipur on Sunday.

Jharkhand opened their gold medal account with Poonam Oraon winning the women’s 50kg final against Geetha K of Telangana 6-3 while Anjit Kumar Munda won the men’s 67kg Greco Roman final beating Gujarat’s Mukesh Vasva by technical superiority.

Himachal Pradesh’s two gold medals came through Navish Kumar (97kg GR) and Priyanka Chaudhary (women’s 62kg) while Mizoram took their gold medals tally to four with Zosangzuali (women’s +86kg) and David Zohmingmawia (men’s +110 kg) finishing on top of the podium. These golds catapulted Mizoram to fifth place in the overall medals standing.