Home favourite Princess Alexander Thomas of Diu clinched the first gold of the KIBG 2026 in the Women’s Tunngal category in Pencak Silat, while Raja Das of West Bengal emerged victorious in Men’s Tunngal.

With two medals up for grabs on the second day of the KIBG 2026, the hosts were in contention to win both gold medals. Princess Alexander Thomas gave them a perfect start as she defeated Bhoomika Jitendra Jain of Madhya Pradesh in the women’s final. Last edition gold medallist Prasanna Bendre was the favourite in the men’s final against Raja Das, but the West Bengal athlete showcased better technical ability to prevail over the home favourite.

Elsewhere, competition for the semi-final spots heated up in Beach Kabaddi after Haryana registered their second straight win in Pool A, beating Maharashtra 47-26. Both teams were neck and neck in the first 10 minutes of the match, but once the Maharashtra players started to slow down in the sand, Haryana women took control of the proceedings.

In the men’s section, Uttar Pradesh men were too good for Andhra Pradesh in Pool A, at times even winning as many as three touch points in one raid. To their credit, the Andhra team members fought hard and tried to keep pace with quality raids of their own, but ended up on the losing side of a 43-34 scoreline.

In Beach Soccer, favourites Kerala began their campaign with a dominating 15-2 win over Karnataka. Hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were also at their rampant best, beating Himachal Pradesh 15-1.

In the evening session, Gujarat women punctured Himachal Pradesh’s hopes of another upset win as they dominated the Group B encounter to win 9-0. Himachal Pradesh women, making their debut in Beach Soccer here, had defeated the hosts 7-5 on Monday in their group opener.

Group matches also started in Beach Volleyball with teams from Goa, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh making a winning start to their campaign.