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The Khelo India Beach Games: Defending champions Kerala men and Odisha women registered contrasting victories to retain their Beach Soccer gold medals in the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2026 at the Ghoghla Beach in Diu on Friday.

With just one day left for the curtains to fall on the second edition of KIBG 2026, Madhya Pradesh jumped to the top spot on the medals tally with two gold medals in Pencak Silat. Sarun Sonwane (Male 70-75kg) and Mahendra Swami (Male 85-90kg) won the Tanding weight-categories to take the state’s tally to three gold, one silver, and one bronze.

Haryana were second with two gold, four silver, and two bronze, while hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were third with a tally of two gold, two silver, and four bronze.