Mukesh kumar sabberwal

Khelo India Beach Games: The inaugural Khelo India Beach Games 2025 (KIBG) at the Ghoghla beach in Diu got rolling on Monday with beach soccer taking centerstage on day one of the event.

Amid the breaking waves of a dazzling Arabian Sea in the background, Goa and Rajasthan featured in the boys’ opening match of the day. There couldn’t have been more contrasting teams, and the match, 13-9 in favour of the Goans, validated that point.

Goa is a full of beaches while Rajasthan has none. Which means, the Goans were kind of at home and the Rajasthanis were at sea. Which leads to the question: are the non-coastal regions going to find it tough at KIBG 2025? Not necessarily since last year in the Diu Beach Games it was actually Madhya Pradesh, a non-coastal state, that ran away with most medals. But of course, there will be challenges.