Bhubaneswar: Odisha women retained their beach soccer title in the Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) 2026 on Friday.
The defending champions got the better of Gujarat at Ghoghla beach in Diu.
Odisha had sailed past Himachal Pradesh 7-0 while Gujarat ousted Arunachal 6-3 in the semifinals on Thursday.
The men’s final also produced a repeat winner with Kerala retaining their gold medal.
The second edition of Khelo India Beach Games, which will conclude on Saturday, has brought together around 1,100 participants who are competing in eight different disciplines — volleyball, soccer, sepak takraw, kabaddi, pencak silat, open water swimming, mallakhamb and tug-of-war.