RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh, India): Maharashtra began their athletics campaign at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 with a bang on Day 6 on Monday, recording a 1-2 win in the men’s 5,000 meters.
Monday was the first day of the athletics events.
Govind Padekar (Maharashtra) won the gold while his team-mate Suraj Mashi won the silver in men’s 5,000 meters. Ranglal Dodiyar (Madhya Pradesh) won the bronze medal.
In the women’s 5,000 meters, Nedi Ngi (Arunachal Pradesh) clinched the gold, Aarti Dawar (Madhya Pradesh) the silver and Tsuchoi T (Nagaland) the bronze. This marked Nagaland’s entry into the medals table.
Football
In the group stage in men’s football, West Bengal blanked out Tamil Nadu 9-0, while Goa overcame Mizoram 4-1.
A hat-trick by Rahul Murmu supported by six others who scored a goal each helped West Bengal record a one-sided win. Rahul gave his team the lead in the very first minute. West Bengal then kept adding to the agony of their rivals as they scored at regular intervals through Bijay Murmu (14), Rahul Murmu (16), Karan Chand Murmu (23), Akash Oraow (30), Sanjoy Oraw (36), Dilip Oraon (61) and Sujal Munda (76), and finally Rahul (80) completing his hat-trick.
Mizoram began well, gaining an early lead through Lalram Nunmawla (16), but the scores got tied with an own goal by Joshua Ngente (42) in their outing against Goa. A late goal by Jef Barreto (88) gave Goa the lead, and Pratamesh Gaonkar scored a brace in the last minute (90, 90) to record a convincing win.
Hockey
Mizoram will meet Odisha in the final of the women’s hockey. In the semi-finals on Monday, Mizoram narrowly beat Jharkhand 3-2, while Odisha blanked out Madhya Pradesh 8-0.
In the first semi-final, Jharkhand took the lead through Roshni Aind (14), but Marina Lalramnghaki (17) quickly brought Mizoram on par. Agnes Malsawkimi (27) put Mizoram ahead. Jharkhand then equalized when Parwati Topno (57) sounded the board, but Lalrindiki (60) quickly gave Mizoram the lead again, and they held on to it till the final whistle.
In the other semi-final, Odisha scored a massive win against Madhya Pradesh thanks to a hat-trick by Pratibha Ekka (16, 37, 50), and a brace each by Aliva Jate (12, 24), Manisha Oram (19, 49), while Rambha Kujur (23) chipped in with a single goal.
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[Updated at 18:54 with fresh results of football.]
