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
SCROLL TO ENTER THE ARENA
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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.
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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
BASKETBALL
Basketball will be conducted according to FIBA rules as adopted by the Basketball Federation of India. Teams must have a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 players.
- DATE
- 09–11 Oct 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- TBA
- TEAM SIZE
- 5–12 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Boys Winner ₹8,000 / Runner-up ₹5,000; Girls Winner ₹5,000 / Runner-up ₹2,500
02TEAM SPORT
02Registration Open
Football
THE ARENA
Football follows standard FIFA rules. A team must consist of a minimum of 7 and maximum of 16 players, with ten outfield players and one goalkeeper in the stated playing formation.
- DATE
- 09–11 Oct 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- SAC Football Ground
- TEAM SIZE
- 7–16 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Winner ₹12,000 / Runner-up ₹8,000
03TEAM SPORT
03Registration Open
Volleyball
VOLLEYBALL COURT
Volleyball teams must contain a minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 members. League matches are best of 3 sets, while semi-finals and finals are best of 5 sets.
- DATE
- 09–11 Oct 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- TBA
- TEAM SIZE
- 6–12 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Boys Winner ₹9,000 / Runner-up ₹5,500; Girls Winner ₹4,000 / Runner-up ₹2,000
04RACQUET
04Registration Open
Badminton
BADMINTON ARENA
Badminton is a team event with a maximum of 4 players. The sequence is singles, doubles and singles, with a team winning when it takes 2 of the 3 games.
- DATE
- 09–11 Oct 2026
- TIME
- TBA
- VENUE
- TBA
- TEAM SIZE
- Maximum 4 players
Enter the battlePRIZE Boys Winner ₹5,000 / Runner-up ₹2,500; Girls Winner ₹5,000 / Runner-up ₹2,500
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 CHAMPIONSeason 2026
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AWAITING OPENING FIXTURES
CONTENDER 02
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TBD
CONTENDER 03
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TBD
CONTENDER 04
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TBD
GOLD · #1
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0 POINTS · 0 MATCHES
SILVER · #2
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0 POINTS · 0 MATCHES
BRONZE · #3
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0 POINTS · 0 MATCHES
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// 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 0109 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 0210 OCT 2026
ESCALATION
Semi-finals across the arena, track finals at first light.
DAY 0311 OCT 2026
FINAL STAND
Championship finals, podium ceremony and the closing arena.
// ARENA_ARCHIVE
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.
ASHVAMEDHA 2026
Organizing Committee
The people behind the arena, the events and everything that keeps ASHVAMEDHA moving.
SV
Shashank Vadekar
Chief Coordinator
Leadership
Team Coordinators
RS
Radhika Singh Chauhan
Team Coordinator
Webnd
SR
Suhas Rao
Team Coordinator
Hospitality
HB
HIMANSHU BINWAL
Team Coordinator
Events & Management
HK
Harkeshav K. Bhardwaj
Team Coordinator
Publicity
HA
Hisham Ahmed MKP
Team Coordinator
Sponsors
Department Leadership
Core Heads
SP
Srinivas Prasad
Core Head
Webnd
S
Samiksha
Core Head
Webnd
AG
Ayanam Geethanvitha
Core Head
Webnd
SJ
Sidhu Jarpula
Core Head
Hospitality
S
SARVESWARNAIK
Core Head
Hospitality
VP
Vachan Potnuru
Core Head
Hospitality
SR
Sanjith Rao. L
Core Head
Events & Management
PR
Pruthviraj Rameshwar Potbhare
Core Head
Events & Management
Rj
Rajeev jalthaniya
Core Head
Events & Management
MJ
Mayank Jeet
Core Head
Events & Management
UC
Uttam Chouhan
Core Head
Events & Management
N
N.Vishal
Core Head
Events & Management
RS
Riidhi Sanjay bagade
Core Head
Publicity
SS
SHIVANSH SAHU
Core Head
Publicity
VM
VISHNU MAIDA
Core Head
Publicity
SD
Siddharth Deva
Core Head
Sponsorship
G
Garvit
Core Head
Sponsorship
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
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POWERING THE ARENA
ASHVAMEDHA 2026 runs on the support of its partners and the Odisha sports community.
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