Diu, Jan. 4 -- : The Ghoghla Beach, awash with the tides of the Arabian Sea, here will transform itself into a sporting paradise with more than 2,100 participants taking part in the second edition of the Khelo India Beach Games.

The Beach Games, organised by the union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, will be held between January 5-10 under the technical supervision of the Sports Authority of India and national sports federations.

More than 1,100 athletes will compete in eight different sports. The six medal sports will be- Beach Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Beach Sepak Takraw, Beach Kabaddi, Pencak Silat and Open water swimming. Mallakhamb and Tug of war will be non-medal events.

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