EVENT STATUS: ACTIVESEASON: 2026
ASHVAMEDHA 2026 — THE BATTLE BEGINS, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
THE BATTLE BEGINS
Ten pluse sports. twenty pluse teams. Three days under the arena lights at Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. This is not just a sports fest — this is the battle for glory.
- Sports
- 10+
- Teams
- 20+
- Athletes
- 700+
- Days of Battle
- 03
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THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK
Opening ceremony · 09 October 2026, 09:00 IST · Main Ground.
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ONE ARENA.
ONE LEGACY.
ASHVAMEDHA is the annual sports fest of Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar — three days in which the campus stops being a campus and becomes an arena. Group stages run from first light, finals close under the floodlights, and a single table decides who leaves with the Ashvamedha Shield.
Ten pluse sports. twenty pluse teams. Three days under the arena lights at Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Every court, every board, every server room becomes a battlefield with a scoreboard attached.
SYSTEM ONLINEEVENT STATUS: ACTIVESEASON: 2026LINK: STABLE
// WHY IT MATTERS
- SCALE10+ disciplines from football to chess, all inside one 72-hour window.
- STANDARDCertified officials, electronic timing and photo-finish review at every final.
- SPECTACLEFour-camera arena broadcast, live commentary and a closing podium ceremony.
- Sports
- 10+
- Teams
- 20+
- Athletes
- 700+
- Days of Battle
- 03
01
Power
Strength events judged on audited lifts and technique.
02
Rivalry
Inter-institute brackets that settle old scores.
03
Teamwork
Relays, squads and relays-within-relays.
04
Legacy
One shield, one table, one permanent record.
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FEATURED
Six headline arenas. Drag, swipe or use the arrow keys — every card opens its full event protocol.
01 / 03
Now showing Football
ASHVAMEDHA 2026 events
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ENTER THE
BATTLEFIELD
Each sport enters the arena with its own rules, venue and prize pool. Choose your battlefield and register before the bracket locks.
01TEAM SPORT
01Registration Open
Basketball
COURT 01 PROTOCOL
Team size is minimum 5 and maximum 12 players. The tournament follows FIBA rules as adopted by the Basketball Federation of India.
- DATE
- Oct 9–11, 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- Court 01
- TEAM SIZE
- 5–12 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Boys Winner ₹8000 / Runner-up ₹5000; Girls Winner ₹5000 / Runner-up ₹2500
02TEAM SPORT
02Registration Open
Volleyball
COURT 02
Teams consist of 6–12 players. League matches are best of 3 sets, while semi-finals and final are best of 5 sets.
- DATE
- Oct 9–11, 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- Court 02
- TEAM SIZE
- 6–12 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Boys Winner ₹9000 / Runner-up ₹5500; Girls Winner ₹4000 / Runner-up ₹2000
03TEAM SPORT
03Registration Open
Football
THE ARENA
Each team must have 7–16 players. Matches are 50 minutes with 25-minute halves. Extra time and penalties apply as specified in the rule book.
- DATE
- Oct 9–11, 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- SAC Football Ground
- TEAM SIZE
- 7–16 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Winner ₹12000 / Runner-up ₹8000
04RACQUET
04Registration Open
Badminton
INDOOR HALL
Each team can have up to 4 players. The match sequence is singles, doubles and singles, with a team needing 2 wins out of 3.
- DATE
- Oct 9–11, 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- Indoor Hall
- TEAM SIZE
- Maximum 4 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Boys Winner ₹5000 / Runner-up ₹2500; Girls Winner ₹5000 / Runner-up ₹2500
Twelve more disciplines are running across the arena — from Lawn Tennis Tennis and Table Tennis to Power Lifting trials and the Chess bracket.
See All 10+ Sports// LIVE_STATUS
THE ARENA
Live scorelines from across the ground, refreshed every thirty seconds throughout the fest window.
FEED ACTIVE
LIVE68'
LIVEQ4 · 04:12
LIVEMAP 3
UPCOMING13:30
Feed synced — · polling every 30s
// COMPLETED_FIXTURES
- TABLE TENNIS · ROUND OF 16
Night Protocol def. Stormforge
3 – 2
- BADMINTON · ROUND OF 32
Stormforge def. Silver Lance
21-18, 21-16
- KHO-KHO · SWISS R4
The Quiet War def. Apex Collective
4 – 1
- CHESS · OPENING SERIES
Obsidian Order def. Iron Veil
13 – 9
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BATTLE
Every completed fixture moves the table. Gold, silver and bronze are reserved for the podium — nobody else.
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Standings recalculated after every completed fixture ·
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WHO WILL RISE?
Three squads are still mathematically alive. One shield leaves the arena on the closing night.
REIGNING CHAMPIONfootball · Season 2025
Phoenix Brigade
11-MATCH UNBEATEN RUN
CONTENDER 02
Titan Syndicate
Highest scoring average in the arena
CONTENDER 03
Obsidian Order
Only squad yet to drop a map
CONTENDER 04
Iron Veil
Three straight podium finishes
GOLD · #1
Phoenix Brigade
33 POINTS · 12 MATCHES
SILVER · #2
Titan Syndicate
30 POINTS · 12 MATCHES
BRONZE · #3
Obsidian Order
27 POINTS · 11 MATCHES
// ARCHIVE
// TIMELINE_PROTOCOL
THREE DAYS
OF BATTLE
From the opening ceremony to the closing podium — the full running order, with filterable days and live status markers.
DAY 0113 OCT 2026
IGNITION
Opening ceremony, group stages and the first eliminations.
- 09:00COMPLETED
Opening Ceremony
Main GroundCEREMONY45 min - 09:30COMPLETED
Kho-Kho — Rounds 1–4
Lecture Hall ComplexSWISS2 hrs 30 min - 09:45COMPLETED
football — Group Stage
Main GroundGROUP A / B3 hrs - 11:30COMPLETED
Badminton — Round of 32
Indoor HallKNOCKOUT2 hrs
DAY 0214 OCT 2026
ESCALATION
Semi-finals across the arena, track finals at first light.
DAY 0315 OCT 2026
FINAL STAND
Championship finals, podium ceremony and the closing arena.
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FROM THE
Matchday, athletes, crowd and the champions — a look back at what the arena looks like when it is full.
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THE SQUADS
fifty pluse squads are registered. These are the ones the table is watching.
#1
Phoenix Brigade
FOOTBALL
- INSTITUTE
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- School of Mechanical Sciences
- CAPTAIN
- A. Mahapatra
#2
Titan Syndicate
BASKETBALL
- INSTITUTE
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- School of Electrical Sciences
- CAPTAIN
- R. Nayak
#3
Obsidian Order
CHESS
- INSTITUTE
- NIT Rourkela
- DEPT
- Department of Computer Science
- CAPTAIN
- S. Patel
#4
Iron Veil
POWER LIFTING
- INSTITUTE
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- School of Infrastructure
- CAPTAIN
- K. Das
#5
Silver Lance
LAWN TENNIS TENNIS
- INSTITUTE
- KIIT Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- School of Law
- CAPTAIN
- P. Mohanty
#6
Stormforge
BADMINTON
- INSTITUTE
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- School of Basic Sciences
- CAPTAIN
- N. Behera
#7
The Quiet War
KHO-KHO
- INSTITUTE
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- School of Humanities
- CAPTAIN
- A. Rout
#8
Red Meridian
SWIMMING
- INSTITUTE
- CET Bhubaneswar
- DEPT
- Department of Civil Engineering
- CAPTAIN
- V. Sahu
REGISTRATION WINDOW OPEN
READY FOR
THE BATTLE?
ENTER THE ARENA. MAKE YOUR MARK.
Team entries close 08 OCT 2026 · Individual entries close 11 OCT 2026
This is not just a sports fest.
This is the battle for glory.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR
ARENA · IIT BHUBANESWAR
// PARTNER_NETWORK
POWERING THE ARENA
ASHVAMEDHA 2026 runs on the support of its partners and the Odisha sports community.
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