World Yogasana Championships 2026: India Extends Lead With 50 Medals As Heena Rajgor Secures Gold

By MyKhel Staff

Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2026, 20:01 [IST]

Former Miss Gujarat Super Model winner Heena Rajgor led India’s gold rush on Sunday at EKA Arena, Ahmedabad. The hosts strengthened their lead on the penultimate day of the inaugural World Yogasana Championships, with strong showings across artistic, traditional and individual events.

At the time of writing, India had 50 medals. This included 40 gold, eight silver and two bronze. Japan held second place with three gold and 10 overall. Singapore stood third with six medals, including two gold.

World Yogasana Championships Rajgor wins gold

The World Yogasana Championships marked a new global stage. It turned competitive Yogasana into an organised international sport. Officials also said the event supported efforts for future Olympic recognition. The World Yogasana Championship 2026 had backing from several Indian government bodies.

Event support and organisers

The 2026 championship was supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It also had support from the Ministry of Ayush and Sports Authority of India. Sports Authority of Gujarat, Gujarat Tourism and Gujarat Yogasana Sports Association also backed the event.

Rajgor’s gold and international winners

Bhuj-born Heena Rajgor, currently pursuing a PhD in Yoga, dominated the Forward Bend Senior B Female event. She scored 43.50 points for gold. Oman’s Preeti Jaimani took silver with 38.15. Russia’s Svetlana Lukashova and Jordan’s Maya Al Alostath shared bronze.

Rajgor said winning at home felt special for her. She recalled struggles after Covid when she began competitive Yogasana. She said improved mental focus had changed her performances. Rajgor balances her sporting career with a successful modelling career.

Japan added two gold medals on the day. Hisashi Watanabe won Supine Individual Senior B Male. Tomoka Shimizu took Leg Balance Individual Senior C Female. Russia’s Svetlana Lukashova claimed Supine Individual Senior B Female. Uzbekistan’s Kamolatdin Rakhmanov won Leg Balance Individual Senior C Male.

World Yogasana Championships 2026: Overall medals table

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
India	40	8	2	50
Japan	3	-	-	10
Singapore	2	-	-	6

Artistic Single results

Category	Medal	Athlete	Country	Score
Sub Junior Male	Gold	Rohan Tayade	India	110.13
Sub Junior Male	Silver	Prayaas Chauhan	Nepal	43.39
Sub Junior Male	Bronze	Yaatheesh Krishanthan	Sri Lanka	24.35
Junior Male	Gold	Tripti Dongare	India	112.63
Junior Male	Silver	Stoian Andreea	Romania	65.54
Junior Male	Bronze	Kimani Blake	USA	57.26
Senior Female	Gold	Rudrakshi Bhave	India	114.25
Senior Female	Silver	Lam Nga Man	Hong Kong	80.83
Senior Female	Bronze	Chandani Pariyar	Nepal	74.98
Senior Male	Gold	Arjun Parmar	India	99.50
Senior Male	Silver	Batromeo Makumbi, Alan	Tanzania, Uzbekistan	80.13
Senior Male	Bronze	Osward Lifumbe, Veron Owino	Zimbabwe, Kenya	67.09
Junior Female	Gold	Ritika Bishnoi	India	112.88
Junior Female	Silver	Sandesh Dhital	Nepal	64.74
Junior Female	Bronze	Lathurshan Krishnakumar	Sri Lanka	52.23

World Yogasana Championships 2026: Supine Individual results

Category	Medal	Athlete	Country	Score
Senior A Female	Gold	Nisha Chawda	India	38.92
Senior A Female	Silver	Nabila Barraza	Argentina	36.15
Senior A Female	Bronze	Gwen Ong Cui Faan, Sona Soghoyan	Singapore, Armenia	34.99
Senior A Male	Gold	Vikash Lather	India	39.59
Senior A Male	Silver	Karima Swafi	Tanzania	37.92
Senior A Male	Bronze	Shakirov Dmitrievich	Uzbekistan	36.44
Senior B Female	Gold	Svetlana Lukashova	Russia	38.62
Senior B Female	Silver	Amita Kumari	India	37.46
Senior B Female	Bronze	Srijana Sreshta	Nepal	36.88
Senior B Male	Gold	Hisashi Watanabe	Japan	41.79
Senior B Male	Silver	Rohit Chavan	India	41.78
Senior B Male	Bronze	Danil Rykov, Moataz Hindawi	Kyrgyzstan, Egypt	38.82

Traditional Yogasana and Forward Bend

Event	Category	Medal	Athlete	Country	Score
Traditional Yogasana	Sub Junior Female	Gold	Devanshi Garg	India	62.58
Traditional Yogasana	Sub Junior Female	Silver	Suharika Karki	Nepal	61.00
Traditional Yogasana	Sub Junior Female	Bronze	Aahana Goswami	Oman	60.92
Forward Bend	Senior B Female	Gold	Heena Rajgor	India	43.50
Forward Bend	Senior B Female	Silver	Preeti Jaimani	Oman	38.15
Forward Bend	Senior B Female	Bronze	Svetlana Lukashova, Maya Al Alostath	Russia, Jordan	36.96

World Yogasana Championships 2026: Leg Balance Individual results

Category	Medal	Athlete	Country	Score
Senior C Female	Gold	Tomako Shimizu	Japan	31.84
Senior C Female	Silver	Doma Chanda	Mauritius	30.47
Senior C Female	Bronze	Sudha	India	30.30
Senior C Male	Gold	Kamolatdin Rakhmanov	Uzbekistan	37.33
Senior C Male	Silver	Sathish Kumar Gujarati	India	36.35
Senior C Male	Bronze	Takuro Sato	Japan	29.35

Story first published: Sunday, June 7, 2026, 20:01 [IST]