{"id":2096,"date":"2026-04-02T22:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=2096"},"modified":"2026-04-02T22:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:26:27","slug":"kitg-2026-day-9-chhattisgarh-clinch-womens-football-gold-soren-reethushree-nagini-claim-double-in-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=2096","title":{"rendered":"KITG 2026 Day 9: Chhattisgarh clinch women\u2019s football gold, Soren, Reethushree, Nagini claim double in athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Raipur, April 2 Chhattisgarh women\u2019s football team continued their solid run in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, aided by the individual brilliance of their captain Kiran Pisda, by defeating Jharkhand 1-0 in the final on their way to securing a gold medal in Raipur on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosts also added the men\u2019s 4x400m relay silver and men\u2019s 1500m bronze to their overall tally on the penultimate day of track &amp; field competitions in Jagdalpur. Further, Jharkhand\u2019s Shiv Kumar Soren completed a grand double by adding the 200m gold to his 100m triumph. The Chhattisgarh women\u2019s team made the most of the solitary chance they got against the aggressive Jharkhand outfit when their captain pounced on a defensive lapse to score in the 61st minute, and then the host team held on to the advantage to clinch the title. \u201cIt\u2019s a special moment for us because this is the first time so many fans came to support us, and I am very happy that we could win the gold medal in front of our home crowd,\u201d said an elated Kiran, the only international player in the home squad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, 30 States and Union Territories are participating in the first-ever Khelo India Tribal Games, which is witnessing close to 3800 sportspersons compete in seven disciplines like archery, athletics, football, hockey, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling, while Mallakhamb and Kabaddi are demonstration sports. In Jagdalpur, the last day of athletics competitions saw Soren and Karnataka\u2019s Reethushree and Nagini claiming their second gold medal on the athletics track at Kreeda Parisar complex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soren, who became the fastest athlete of the Games on Tuesday, clinched the 200m gold with a time of 21.51s. Earlier, Reethushree added the 200m gold to her 400m win with a time of 25.87s, and then Nagini completed the women\u2019s 800m and 1500m double when she won the four-lap race in 4:43.87s. Hosts Chhattisgarh added a silver medal in the men\u2019s 4x400m relay after finishing second behind Odisha. The winners clocked a time of 3:18.47s while the Chhattisgarh quarter finished with 3:19.26s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bronze went to Jharkhand (3:19.62s). Earlier, Manish Kumar bagged a bronze to boost Chhattisgarh\u2019s tally with an effort of 4:01.50s in the men\u2019s 1500 final. The gold went to Jharkhand\u2019s Rahul Oraon (4:01.18s) with Maharashtra\u2019s Kartik Karilharpal (4:01.23s) taking home the silver medal. With just one day left for the curtains to fall on the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games, hosts Chhattisgarh move up to ninth place with three gold, nine silver, and six bronze medals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Reethushree and Nagini adding two gold medals to Karnataka\u2019s tally, the table toppers now have 23 gold, eight silver, and seven bronze to show for their effort. Odisha are second with 20 gold, 13 silver, and 21 bronze, while Jharkhand consolidated their position with four gold medals from athletics and one from archery to take their tally to 14 gold, seven silver, and 11 bronze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jharkhand\u2019s archery gold came through former world junior champion Komalika Bari and Krishna Pingua, who clinched the recurve mixed team crown, beating Odisha\u2019s Arjun Khara and Mamitaoram. Maharashtra\u2019s Harshwardhan Ingle clinched the compound men\u2019s individual title and then added the compound mixed team crown, partnering Vaishnavi Pardeshi to take the state\u2019s tally to move to fourth spot in the overall standings with six gold, 10 silver, and four bronze medals. RESULTS ARCHERY Women Compound Individual: Gold \u2013 Priya Banavath (Andhra Pradesh); Silver \u2013 Megha Besra (Jharkhand); Bronze \u2013 Vaishnavi Pardeshi (Maharashtra) Compound Team: Gold \u2013 Meghalaya; Silver \u2013 Nagaland; Bronze \u2013 Jharkhand Men Compound Individual: Gold \u2013 Harshwardhan Ingle (Maharashtra); Silver \u2013 Keshaba Banara (Odisha); Bronze \u2013 Sagar Raita (Odisha) Compound Team: Gold \u2013 Meghalaya; Silver \u2013 Assam; Bronze \u2013 Odisha Compound Mixed Team: Gold \u2013 Maharashtra; Silver \u2013 Andhra Pradesh; Bronze — Jharkhand Recurve Mixed Team: Gold \u2013 Jharkhand; Silver \u2013 Odisha; Bronze — Nagaland ATHLETICS Women 200m: Gold \u2013 Reethushree (Karnataka) 25.87s; Silver \u2013 Anamika Oraon (Jharkhand) 26.13s; Bronze \u2013 Adhithya KM (Kerala) 26.67s 1500m: Gold \u2013 Nagini (Karnataka) 4:43.87s; Silver \u2013 Shakila Vasave (Maharashtra) 4:48.94s; Bronze \u2013 Sunita Santa (Odisha) 4:53.72s 10000m: Gold \u2013 Sanjita Oraon (West Bengal) 40:21.18s; Silver \u2013 Sandhya Murmu (Odisha) 41:17.79s; Bronze \u2013 Balarisha Thyrniang (Meghalaya) 42:29.41s 4x400m relay: Gold \u2013 Jharkhand 3:58.03s; Silver \u2013 Odisha 4:05.69s; Bronze \u2013 Maharashtra 4:11.90s Long Jump: Gold \u2013 Priti Lakra (Jharkhand) 5.54m; Silver \u2013 Martina Lakra (Madhya Pradesh) 5.47m; Bronze \u2013 Mayuri Gamit (Gujarat) 5.42m Men 200m: Gold \u2013 Shiv Kumar Soren (Jharkhand) 21.51s; Silver \u2013 Arpan Tai (Assam) 22.38s; Bronze \u2013 Jagdish Meena (Rajasthan) 22.48s 1500m: Gold \u2013 Rahul Oraon (Jharkhand) 4:01.18s; Silver \u2013 Kartik Kariharpal (Maharashtra) 4:01.23s; Bronze \u2013 Manish Kumar (Chhattisgarh) 4:01.50s 10,000m: Gold \u2013 Wede Tmero (Nagaland) 32:28.46s; Silver \u2013 Kamlakar Deshmukh (Maharashtra) 32:42.29s; Bronze \u2013 Hans Raj (J&amp;K) 32:54.98s 4x400m: Gold \u2013 Odisha 3:18.47s; Silver \u2013 Chhattisgarh 3:19.26s; Bronze \u2013 Jharkhand 3:19.62s Javelin Throw: Gold \u2013 Gulab Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 62.80m; Silver \u2013 Promod Hagier (Assam) 62.30m; Bronze \u2013 Somnath Singh (Odisha) 58.05m FOOTBALL Women\u2019s final: Chhattisgarh (Kiran Pisda 61\u2019) defeated Jharkhand 0 Gold \u2013 Chhattisgarh; Silver \u2013 Jharkhand; Bronze \u2013 Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat –IANS bsk\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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