Yogasana in West Bengal

Reviewed profileAchievements, tournaments, coaches and FAQs on this page are compiled by hand from federation, government and press reporting, drawing on Wikipedia — Yogasana (sport), Competitive yoga, Olympics.com — World Yogasana Championship 2026 medal tally, The Tribune, RevSportz, Webnewswire — WYC 2026 launch coverage, News on Air — Asian Yogasana Sport Championship 2025, Yogasana Bharat (yogasanabharat.com), World Yogasana (worldyogasana.org), Yogajala — World Yogasana Championship 2026 analysis. These are not cited to individual documents: we hold no per-claim source for them, so treat dates, counts and career records here as a summary rather than a reference. Sections we hold nothing for are left empty. Sport pages last reviewed as a set: September 2026.

Overview

Origin: Ancient India
Category: Gymnastics
Olympic discipline: No
Paralympic discipline: No
Central pathway: Federation and state pathway
Athlete profiles on SportSupport: 0

Governance and status

Each field below is shown only where we hold a source for it; anything else reads “Not currently verified” rather than a guess. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition is granted year by year, so it is only ever shown with the year it applies to. Last reviewed: September 2026.

Indian governing/organising body: National Yogasana Sports Federation
Ministry recognition: Not currently verified
International federation: Not currently verified
Khelo India inclusion: On the official Khelo India Games discipline list as "Yogasana"Source: Sports Authority of India / Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — Discipline wise Participation in all editions of Khelo India Games (19th Edition) (2026-08-29)
TOPS eligibility: Not currently verified
Olympic status: Not on the Olympic programme
Paralympic status: Not a Paralympic discipline

Yogasana is listed on SportSupport in the gymnastics category. Its recorded origin is Ancient India. It is not on the Olympic programme. We list National Yogasana Sports Federation as the Indian governing/organising body for the sport.

Yogasana has a federation and state-level pathway in India, and athletes selected through National Yogasana Sports Federation may be eligible for state sports-quota employment and state cash awards where their state notifies the discipline. TOPS does not apply, as the discipline is outside the Olympic programme. Yogasana appears on the official Khelo India Games discipline list as "Yogasana", so junior talent identified by the discipline's selectors can be considered under Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID). (Source: Sports Authority of India / Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — Discipline wise Participation in all editions of Khelo India Games (19th Edition).)

Scholarships & Funding

Central, state and private scholarships available for yogasana athletes in India.

Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID)
Stipend, boarding, coaching and kit at accredited centres for talent identified through the Khelo India selection process (Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports). Applies only to disciplines on the official Khelo India Games list, and only to athletes it selects.
National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports fund used to sponsor elite athletes' training, foreign coaches and equipment. Allocations are made case by case; we hold no record of NSDF support specific to yogasana.
Pension for Meritorious Sportspersons
Lifetime monthly pension for retired internationals who meet the scheme's medal criteria at Asian, Commonwealth or World Championship level — Government of India. Whether a given yogasana event counts depends on the scheme's notified list.
State sports quota and government employment
Many states reserve government and public-sector posts for national-level medallists. Which yogasana events and which certifying bodies a state accepts varies by state, so check your state's current notification.

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Indian Players

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Rules

Competitive yogasana is contested as a judged sport: athletes perform a set sequence of asanas within a fixed time on a mat inside a marked performance area, and a panel of certified judges scores each posture on accuracy of form, alignment, flexibility, stability, balance and control, with additional marks for difficulty and overall presentation. Events are divided into Traditional, Artistic, Rhythmic and Athletic Yogasana formats — Artistic and Rhythmic are performed solo, in pairs or in groups, often to music, while Traditional yogasana is judged strictly on prescribed compulsory and optional postures. Competition runs across six age categories from Sub-Junior (10-14) through to veteran divisions, with separate men's and women's sections. Deductions apply for wobbling, incomplete holds, breaking the required hold time, stepping outside the mat area or exceeding the time limit, and athletes compete barefoot in approved attire so that body lines remain visible to the judges.

Authoritative rulebook: National Yogasana Sports Federation. Age-group and school-level variations are published by SGFI and the state associations each season.

Positions

Typical roles across gymnastics sports. These are category-level descriptions, not a sourced yogasana squad list.

All-around
Sum of scores across every apparatus for the discipline.
Apparatus finals
Top qualifiers contest the medal on each individual apparatus.
Team
Total team score used at Olympics, Worlds and Asian Games.
Rhythmic & trampoline
Distinct FIG-recognised disciplines with their own apparatus and scoring.

Equipment

Standard kit and infrastructure required to train and compete in yogasana at a federation-recognised event.

Non-slip yoga mat of regulation size for the performance area
Approved close-fitting competition attire (leotard or fitted top and shorts/leggings); competitors perform barefoot
Judging panel scoresheets or electronic scoring tablets and a visible countdown clock
Marked performance stage with clear boundary lines and audio system for Artistic/Rhythmic formats
Training aids: blocks, straps, bolsters and wall ropes used in practice (not in competition)

Governing/organising body

Body listed on SportSupport

National Yogasana Sports Federation

National Yogasana Sports Federation is the body we list as the Indian governing/organising body for Yogasana, and state associations affiliated to it run age-group competition. We hold no current-year Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition record for it, so this is not a statement of current recognition — recognition is granted year by year.

Origin: Ancient India
Olympic: No
Paralympic: No
Category: Gymnastics

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Major Indian Events

Domestic competitions we hold a source for in yogasana.

Yogasana Senior National Championships
Organized by Yogasana Bharat (formerly the National Yogasana Sports Federation, established December 2020), recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports as India's national sports federation for yogasana and affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association and World Yogasana. Competitive yogasana in India is older than the federation — formal competitions ran under the West Bengal Yoga Federation from 1973 onwards, and MYAS formally recognized yogasana as a competitive sport in December 2020.
Khelo India and National Games
Yogasana was included in the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 and featured at the National Games 2025 in Uttarakhand.

International Events

Continental and world-level competitions we hold a source for in yogasana.

World Yogasana Championship
India hosted the inaugural edition at EKA Arena, Ahmedabad, 4-8 June 2026 — 522 athletes from 79 nations. India finished top of the medal table with 114 medals including 102 gold. Japan was a distant second (3 gold), and Argentina's Nabila Barraza was the most successful individual athlete (2 gold, 3 silver). Nepal won 52 medals total, second-most of any contingent.
Asian Yogasana Sport Championship
India won a record 83 gold medals (87 total) at the 2025 edition in Delhi, with over 21 countries competing.

Leagues

No dedicated professional league is currently catalogued for yogasana. The national championship under National Yogasana Sports Federation remains the top domestic competition.

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International Players

Globally recognised yogasana athletes to know outside India.

The international federation for yogasana maintains the current world ranking — check the federation site for the up-to-date top names.

Career Options

Ways to build a career in yogasana — on the field, on the sidelines and behind the scenes.

Competition formats span Traditional, Artistic, Rhythmic and Athletic Yogasana, judged on posture accuracy, alignment, flexibility, stability, balance, control, difficulty and presentation, across six age categories from Sub-Junior (10-14) to veteran divisions
India's stated long-term goal is Olympic recognition for yogasana, explicitly modelled on the pathway taken by gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics
Worth noting honestly: competitive yogasana remains genuinely debated within the global yoga community, with some practitioners arguing that turning asana practice into a judged sport elevates the physical layer above yoga's other limbs, in a tradition where striving is itself identified as an obstacle
Multiple organizations operate in this space — alongside MYAS-recognized Yogasana Bharat, bodies including the Yoga Federation of India (1974), Universal Yoga Sports Federation and Yog Sports Foundation run their own competitions
Playing pathway through Yogasana Bharat's district, state and national championships; coach and referee certification programmes are expanding as the sport formalizes

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Related academies

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Government Schemes

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Central and state schemes that fund training, stipends and awards for yogasana athletes and academies.

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Recruitment of Meritorious Sportspersons to Group C Posts in the Central Government (DoPT Sports Quota)
Under instructions of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), central government ministries and departments can directly recruit meritorious sportspersons to Group C posts (including erstwhile Group D) that are filled by direct recruitment, in relaxation of the normal recruitment procedure. The list of qualifying sports has 65 disciplines (63 listed in 2020, with Tennis Ball Cricket added in January 2021 and Yogasana in June 2022). Kudo, Karate, Taekwondo, Golf, Judo, Boxing, Wrestling, Badminton, Cricket and Tennis are among them. Railways and a few scientific and atomic-energy services follow separate rules.

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FAQs

Common questions about yogasana in India.

Who governs Yogasana in India?▾

We list National Yogasana Sports Federation as the Indian governing/organising body for Yogasana, and state associations affiliated to it run age-group and state-level competition. We hold no current-year Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition record for it, so this is not a statement that it is currently a recognised national sports federation — recognition is granted year by year.

Is Yogasana an Olympic sport?▾

No, Yogasana is not on the Olympic programme.

How do I start playing Yogasana in India?▾

The usual routes are a school team under the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), a college team under the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), or a private academy affiliated to your state association under National Yogasana Sports Federation. Age-group state championships follow from there.

What government schemes support Yogasana athletes?▾

TOPS does not apply, as Yogasana is outside the Olympic programme. State-government cash awards or sports-quota employment can apply where a state notifies the discipline, which varies by state. Yogasana appears on the official Khelo India Games discipline list as "Yogasana", so athletes identified by the discipline's selectors can be considered under Khelo India Talent Identification & Development (KITID). Appearing on the list is not itself a grant of funding.

Yogasana in every state & UT

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