athletics

Jagdalpur, April 3 – Just 48 hours after writing her Class 12 board exams, the 17-year-old Alish Ekka found herself on the podium with a silver medal around her neck at the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 in Chhattisgarh. For the teenager from a nondescript village in Odisha’s Sundargarh...

Raipur, April 3 – The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, hosted by Chhattisgarh, concluded on Friday on a high note, with Karnataka emerging as the overall champion.The multi-sport event, aimed at identifying hidden talent from tribal and remote areas of the country, witnessed...

Raipur, April 3 Karnataka emerged as the overall champions with 23 gold medals in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games. A highlight of the final day proceedings here was Jharkhand's Komalika Bari winning the gold medal in the women's recurve archery category, a former world junior champion...

Raipur, April 3 – Former world junior champion Komalika Bari of Jharkhand added the gold medal in women's recurve archery to her mixed triumph, while Arjun Khara of Odisha won the men's recurve category. However, these efforts were not enough for the chasing teams to dislodge Karnataka from the...

President Droupadi Murmu stated today that the sporting talent of the country's youth, including tribal communities, represents a valuable social asset for the nation. In her article titled "Tribal Sports Talent: Our National Pride," President Murmu emphasized that continued strengthening of the...

Raipur, April 2 – The Chhattisgarh women’s football team continued its strong performance at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, defeating Jharkhand 1-0 in the final on Thursday, thanks to the individual brilliance of their captain, Kiran Pisda, securing a gold medal.The hosts...

April 2, Kohima: Nagaland has added another medal to its athletics tally at the 1st Khelo India Tribal Games in Chhattisgarh.Wede T. Mero delivered an outstanding performance to win the gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres event, bringing pride and glory to the state.With this achievement...

Raipur, April 2 Guided by the individual brilliance of their captain, Kiran Pisda, the Chhattisgarh women's football team continued their strong performance in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games, defeating Jharkhand 1-0 in the final to secure a gold medal.The hosts also added the silver...

March 31, Kohima: Nagaland has added to its medal count in athletics at the 1st Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.Rüduolhounuo Rachel Belho secured a silver medal in the women's 100 metres sprint, finishing in 12.9 seconds and just behind Jharkhand's Prithvi Oraon.This...

Raipur, March 31 – Shiv Kumar Soren and Prithvi Oraon, both from Jharkhand, were crowned the fastest men and women athletes in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 at the Kreeda Parisar ground in Jagdalpur on Tuesday. Furthermore, Siddharth Nagesh won gold and silver in the...

Raipur, March 31 Jharkhand sprinters Shiv Kumar Soren and Prithvi Oraon emerged as the fastest men and women athletes, respectively, in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games here on Tuesday.For the hosts, Chhattisgarh, Siddharth Nagesh won a gold medal in the shot put and a...

March 30, Kohima: Nagaland made its debut at the ongoing 1st Khelo India Tribal Games in Chhattisgarh, securing its first medal in athletics today.26-year-old athlete from the Noklak district, Tsuchoi T, won the bronze medal in the women's 5000 metres event, finishing with a time of 18 minutes...

March 30, Kohima: Nagaland achieved its first victory at the ongoing 1st Khelo India Tribal Games in Chhattisgarh, securing its first medal in athletics today.Twenty-six-year-old athlete from the Noklak district, Tsuchoi T, won the bronze medal in the women's 5000 metres event, finishing with...

Raipur, March 30 – Arunachal Pradesh’s middle-distance runner Nedi Ngi won the women’s 5000m gold, while Maharashtra achieved an impressive 1-2 in the men’s category. However, unseasonal rains forced the organizers to cancel the evening session on the opening day of the athletics competitions on...

Raipur, March 30 Arunachal Pradesh's middle-distance runner Nedi Ngi won the women's 5000m gold, while Maharashtra achieved an impressive 1-2 in the men's category. However, rain forced the organizers to cancel the evening session on the opening day of the athletics competitions of the Khelo...

Jammu, March 29 – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, said on Sunday that peace, prosperity, and enabling conditions have made the Union Territory a destination for world-class events.L-G Sinha said that the Jammu Marathon symbolizes the profound transformation that Jammu...

New Delhi, March 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to reduce their sugar intake and cut down on cooking oil by 10 percent, saying that such small efforts will keep people away from obesity and lifestyle diseases.In his monthly radio address, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi said...

In Chhattisgarh, on the fifth day of the first Khelo India Tribal Games, competitions in hockey, weightlifting, and football will take place today in Raipur. Wrestling events will be held in Surguja. Karnataka continues to lead in the medal count with 15 gold medals. Odisha is in second place...

Chandigarh, March 28 – The members of the national men’s 4x400m relay and mixed 4x100m relay squad were excited to improve their global rankings at the "Road to Gaborone" event held at the Sector 7 Sports Complex in Chandigarh on Saturday.The World Athletics Relays will be held on May 2 and 3...

New Delhi, March 28 India's Tejaswin Shankar began his decathlon season on a winning note at the David Noble Relays 2026 athletics meet in Texas, USA, emerging victorious with a new wind-assisted personal best of 7947 points.Competing for the first time in decathlon this season, Shankar scored...