'Khelo India Tribal Games' in Chhattisgarh
concluded with a grand ceremony attended by several senior dignitaries
¨ 'Khelo India Tribal
Games' in Chhattisgarh concluded with a grand ceremony attended by several
senior dignitaries.
¨ Chhattisgarh Chief
Minister Vishnu Deo Sai attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest.
¨ Special guests included
international boxer Mary Kom and footballer Bhaichung Bhutia.
¨ On the final day, the
men's football final and several archery medal events were held.
¨ In Raipur, West Bengal
won the gold medal in the men's football competition by defeating Chhattisgarh
1-0.
¨
Chhattisgarh secured the
silver medal in the same event.
¨ In archery, Komalika Bari
of Jharkhand won the gold medal in the women's recurve individual category.
¨
Nagaland secured the top
spot in the women's recurve team event.
¨
In the men's recurve
individual competition, Arjun Khara of Odisha won the gold medal.
¨
Jharkhand claimed the
gold medal in the men's recurve team event.
¨
In the overall medal
tally, Karnataka topped the table with 23 gold medals.
¨
The state also added 8
silver and 7 bronze medals to its tally.
¨
Odisha finished in second
place with 21 gold, 15 silver, and 21 bronze medals.
¨
The host state,
Chhattisgarh, finished ninth in the final medal tally, having earned 3 gold, 10
silver, and 6 bronze medals.
¨ Approximately 3,800
athletes participated in this competition. The participants represented 30
states and Union Territories.
¨
The competitions were
organized across seven core sporting disciplines. These included archery,
athletics, football, hockey, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling.
¨ Traditional sports such
as Mallakhamb and Kabaddi were presented as demonstration events.
