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Madhya Pradesh athletes put on a stunning display of dominance on Day 2 of the Khelo India Water Sports Festival. They captured all four gold medals available in the kayaking and canoeing finals held at Dal Lake. Winners expressed their excitement about competing in Kashmir and praised the Khelo India platform for supporting youth sports development. The festival continues with seventeen medals up for grabs on the final day of Olympic-style water sports competitions.

Key Points: Madhya Pradesh Sweeps All 4 Golds at Khelo India Water Sports Day 2

  • Madhya Pradesh won gold in men's and women's kayaking doubles events
  • Hosts Jammu and Kashmir secured a silver medal in canoeing
  • Odisha remains in second place in the overall medal standings
  • Seventeen medals will be decided on the final day of competition
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KIWSF 2025: Madhya Pradesh clinch all four golds on Day 2

Madhya Pradesh dominates Day 2 of KIWSF 2025, winning all four gold medals in kayaking and canoeing events at Dal Lake, Srinagar.

"We loved Kashmir and the competition was great. Khelo India is a great platform and will help the youth a lot. - Sudhir Kumar & Prince Goswami"

Srinagar, Aug 22

Madhya Pradesh made a clean sweep of all the four gold medals at stake on Day 2 of the Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) at the Dal Lake here on Friday while hosts Jammu and Kashmir added a silver to their overnight tally while two more silvers left Odisha at No. 2 in the medal standings.

On another warm day, all four finals in canoeing and kayaking were scheduled in the second half of the day. Madhya Pradesh, a major force in water sports, won its first gold medal in the men’s 500m kayaking doubles and never looked back after that to go No. 1 on the standings.

Seven gold medals have been decided so far, and on the final day on Saturday, 17 medals will be decided, and 10 of them will be in rowing. With several Services rowers representing the 28 states and Union Territories taking part in these Games, it should see some keen competition. All events being held here are Olympic medal events.

Niharika Singh and Chanderika Kushwaha, who won gold in K-2 Kayaking 500 metres women’s doubles, said that they were glad to be in Kashmir and had prepared well for the event. They said the Sports Authority of India had helped them in their sports journey leading up to this event and were looking forward to future events like this.

Sudhir Kumar and Prince Goswami, who won gold in the C-2 Canoeing 500 metres men’s event, said that in both the 2024 and 2025 national championships, they had won bronze. They said that they were practising for the Asian Games 2026 to be held in Japan. “We loved Kashmir and the competition was great,” they said. “Khelo India is a great platform and will help the youth a lot.”

Dally Bishnoi, the gold medal winner in the Kayaking 500 metres women's event, said she was thrilled to have clinched the gold medal. She said that the Khelo India gold would serve as a stepping stone on her way to success. Bishnoi said that she plans to bring India glory at the Asian Games and the Olympics and would train really hard for it.

Results (All finals):

Kayaking - K2 500m Men: 1. Aditya Singh and Manjeet (Madhya Pradesh) 01.41.59 sec 2. Shantosh Khwairakpam and Naoram James Singh (Odisha) 01:44.50 3. Vishal Dangi and Aditya Saini (Uttarakhand) 01.45.20 sec

Canoeing - C2 500m Men: 1. Sudhir Kumar and Prince Goswami (Madhya Pradesh) 01:50.94 secs 2. Mohammad Hussain and Sajad Hussain (J&K) 01.52.61 sec 3. Pradeep Kumar and Abhay (Uttar Pradesh) 01.53.99 sec.

Kayaking – K1 500m Women: 1. Dally Bishnoi (Madhya Pradesh) 02.11.09 sec 2. Pukhrambamroji Devi (Uttarakhand) 02.14.06 sec 3. Nikita Sarkar (Kerala) 02.22.15 sec

Kayaking - K2 500m Women: 1. Niharika Singh and Chandrakala Kushwaha 02.04.64 sec 2. Bidya Devi Oinam and Shruti Tanaji Chougule (Odisha) 02.08.10 3. Arathy Renjith and Heera Alphons (Kerala) 02.09.65 sec.

- IANS

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Priya S
So proud of our women athletes! Niharika, Chanderika, and Dally are showing that Indian women can excel in water sports too. Hope this inspires more girls to take up these sports 💪
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Michael C
Great to see the competition being held in Kashmir. The Dal Lake backdrop must be spectacular for these events. Hope this boosts tourism and sports infrastructure in the region.
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Ananya R
While MP's performance is impressive, I wish more states had proper water sports facilities. Many talented athletes from smaller states don't get the same opportunities. Government should focus on developing infrastructure across all states.
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Siddharth J
Good to see athletes already targeting Asian Games 2026! This long-term planning is what we need for international success. Hope SAI continues supporting these talented sportspersons.
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Nikhil C
Jammu & Kashmir winning silver on home turf is commendable! 👏 Hope this encourages local youth to take up water sports. More regional competitions like this can help discover hidden talent across India.

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