J&K open medal account with gold, silver at Khelo India Tribal Games

Srinagar, Mar 29: Jammu and Kashmir opened their medal account with a gold and a silver in wrestling on Day 5 of the Khelo India Tribal Games, with Munir Hussain clinching top honours in the men’s 74kg freestyle and Shama Hoon finishing second in the 97kg Greco Roman event on Sunday.

As per a statement issued, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh clinched two gold medals each on the opening day of wrestling competition in Ambikapur while Mizoram bagged a couple of gold medals to wrap up the weightlifting competition on the fifth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur.

Jammu and Kashmir also got opened their medal account on Sunday by winning a gold and silver in wrestling competition. Munir Hussain defeated Maharashtra’s Vikram Pawar 11-1 by technical superiority in the first round to win the men’s 74kg freestyle gold while Shama Hoon lost to Himachal Pradesh’s Navish Kumar in the 97kg Greco Roman final.

Jharkhand opened their gold medal account with Poonam Oraon winning the women’s 50kg final against Geetha K of Telangana 6-3 while Anjit Kumar Munda won the men’s 67kg Greco Roman final beating Gujarat’s Mukesh Vasva by technical superiority.

Jammu and Kashmir also got opened their medal account on Sunday by winning a gold and silver in wrestling competition. Munir Hussain defeated Maharashtra’s Vikram Pawar 11-1 by technical superiority in the first round to win the men’s 74kg freestyle gold while Shama Hoon lost to Himachal Pradesh’s Navish Kumar in the 97kg Greco Roman final.