New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The one-day BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Demonstration Games 2026 in Ahmedabad brought together participating nations in a celebration that went beyond performances and sporting skills. While on one end of the spectrum, there was fiery wushu demonstration from China and jaw-dropping display of mallakhamb from India, the other end saw calm demeanour in the form of togyzkumalak from Kazakhstan and meditative Jiu-Jitsu display from Brazil.

One common denominator that resonated across all the nations was their love for yogasana. Besides mallakhamb and kalaripayattu, yogasana remained a demonstration game for hosts, India. Ahmedabad, which will stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games, hosted the first-ever world yogasana c...