Maharashtra made a strong push on the final day, collecting seven medals, including two gold medals. Ayushka Pandurang bagged the girls\u2019 57kg title, followed by Sujay Nagnath Tanpure\u2019s victory in the boys\u2019 71kg Freestyle. Delhi and Rajasthan also picked up two gold medals each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi\u2019s Akshara won the U-17 girls\u2019 53kg final by pinning Karnataka\u2019s Kavya Tukaram Danwenavar, while Pranjal Dahiya defeated Maharashtra\u2019s Rushikesh Eknath Naik to win the boys' 60kg Greco-Roman crown. Rajasthan\u2019s Ashvini Vishnoi emerged champion in the U-17 girls\u2019 65kg class, while Daksh Sharma defeated Delhi\u2019s Ishu in the boys\u2019 60kg freestyle final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In her first outing as coach of Haryana\u2019s girls\u2019 team, world championship bronze medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games silver winner Pooja Dhanda guided all her seven girls to medals, including two gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt is my first major tournament as a coach, and the experience was truly overwhelming. The wrestlers performed up to expectations,\u201d said Pooja. \u201cWe will go back and work on our shortcomings to come back stronger.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pooja praised the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) as a transformative platform for young athletes. Drawing a comparison with her early years in the sport, she highlighted the superior infrastructure and exposure available to today\u2019s wrestlers. \u201cBack then, we didn\u2019t have such facilities. The exposure these kids get now is similar to what we got only after going abroad,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boys:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
60kg freestyle: Daksh Sharma (Rajasthan) beat Ishu (Delhi); Bronze medals: Pranav Krushnant More (Maharashtra) and Tanish (Haryana)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
71kg Freestyle: Sujay Nagnath Tanpure (Maharashtra) beat Sushant Vashistha (Chandigarh); Bronze medals: Aryan Sharma (Rajasthan) and Moni (Haryana)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
60kg Greco-Roman: Pranjal Dahiya (Delhi) beat Rushikesh Eknath Naik (Maharashtra); Bronze medals: Anubhav (Uttar Pradesh) and Sahil Megh (Punjab).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
92kg Greco-Roman: Nitin (Haryana), beat Kaif Bin Salam (Telangana); Bronze medals: Harsh Deepak Thakare (Maharashtra) and Suraj Sambhaji Jamdar (Maharashtra).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Girls:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
53kg: Akshara (Delhi) beat Kavya Tukaram Danwenavar (Karnataka); Bronze medals: Saarika (Haryana) and Doli (Uttar Pradesh)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
57kg: Ayushka Pandurang (Maharashtra) beat Kaveri Talageri (Karnataka); Bronze medals: Kavita Mali (Rajasthan) and Antra (Haryana)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
53kg: Akshara (Delhi) beat Kavya Tukaram Danwenavar (Karnataka); Bronze medals: Saarika (Haryana) and Doli (Uttar Pradesh)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also Read: <\/b> LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n