Neeru, the reigning Asian Shooting Championships gold medallist, clinched her fourth straight individual gold of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) with a final score of 47 points and also led Guru Nanak Dev University\u2019s complete dominance of the podium as Manisha Keer (39 points) and Nandika Singh (30) bagged the silver and bronze medals, respectively. The trio also won the team gold with a score of 344 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neeru had finished second behind Manisha in the qualifying, but raised her levels in the final. \u201cI was determined to win the gold today, as this is going to be my last Khelo India University Games. I had won the gold in the last three editions of the University Games, and I wanted to end this with another gold medal,\u201d she told SAI Media. Neeru first played in the Khelo India Youth Games back in 2020, when she won a silver medal, and has since then dominated the University Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 is being held across seven cities in Rajasthan. A whopping 4448 athletes from 222 Universities are competing in 23 medal disciplines. The Games are being held under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and are being hosted by Poornima University.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aditya Bharadwaj also led the GNDU\u2019s men\u2019s trap team to a golden double with a score of 45 in the final. Punjabi University\u2019s Jungsher Singh Virk took the silver with a score of 43, while Manav Rachna\u2019s Bhaktiyaar Malik won the bronze medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, cyclist Meenakshi Rohilla added the individual road race gold to her individual time trial triumph, and her teammate Akshar Tyagi won the men\u2019s category crown to take Guru Nanak Dev University\u2019s tally to 10 gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Second Khelo India University Games champions Jain University continued to top the standings as they added four more swimming gold medals to their Tuesday\u2019s tally of eight, as they won both the 4x100 freestyle relay and Nina Venkatesh (women\u2019s 50m butterfly) and Bhavya Sachdeva (women\u2019s 400m IM) added two more gold medals from the swimming pool.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chandigarh University\u2019s Harsh Saroha got the better of Olympian Srihari Nataraj in the men\u2019s 50m butterfly, winning the gold with a time of 24.90s. He also clinched the 200m butterfly gold with a time of 2:06.88 seconds, and his teammate Ishan Rathi won the 200m backstroke race with a time of 2:13.51 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RESULTS:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
BADMINTON (quarterfinals)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam bt Shri JJt University Jhunjhunu 3-1; Chitkara University bt Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 3-2; Panjab University bt Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University 3-1; University of Mumbai bt SRM University 3-2<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chitkara University bt Shri JJT University Jhunjhunu 2-0; Lovely Professional University bt Savitribai Phule Pune University 2-0; SRM University bt Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology 2-0; Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak bt Jain University 2-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CYCLING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Individual Road Race: Gold \u2013 Meenakshi Rohilla (GNDU); Silver \u2013 Muskan Gupta (Veer Narmad South Gujarat Uni); Bronze \u2013 Hemlata Dhakad (Bagalkot Uni)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Individual Road Race: Gold \u2013 Akshar Tyagi (GNDU); Silver \u2013 Adwaith Sankar SS (Uni of Kerala); Bronze \u2013 Chirag Sehgal (LPU)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
FOOTBALL (Group stage)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men: Adamas University bt Chatrapati SM University 3-1; Guru Nanak Dev University drew with University of Calcutta 1-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n
SHOOTING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trap: Gold \u2013 Neeru (GNDU) 47; Silver \u2013 Manisha Keer (GNDU) 39; Bronze \u2013Nandika (GNDU) 30<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trap Team: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev University 344; Silver \u2013 Panjab University 298<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trap: Gold \u2013 Aditya Bharadwaj (GNDU) 45; Silver \u2013 Jungsher Singh Virk (PBI) 43; Bronze - Bhaktiyaar Malik (MRS) 34<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trap Team: Gold -- Guru Nanak Dev University 335; Silver \u2013 Jamia Milia Islamia 291; Bronze \u2013 Swami Vivekanand S University 103<\/p>\r\n\r\n
SWIMMING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
400m IM: Gold \u2013 Bhavya Sachdeva (Jain Uni) 5:27.72s; Silver \u2013 Kalyani Saxena (Sarvajanik Uni) 5:34.46s; Bronze \u2013 A Jedidah (Jain Uni) 5:48.92s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
200m backstroke: Gold \u2013 Pratyasa Ray (Utkal Uni) 2:29.51s; Silver \u2013 Shrungi Bandekar (Jain Uni) 2:30.80s; Bronze \u2013 Bhakti Wadkar (SPPU) 2:31.91s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Breaststroke: Gold \u2013 Rithvika M (KIIT) 34.95s; Silver \u2013 Diyanka Dibyajot (KIIT) 35.85s; Bronze \u2013Yashvi Kharat (HSNC Uni) 36.11s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Butterfly: Gold \u2013 Nina Venkatesh (Jain Uni) 28.40s; Silver \u2013 Naisha Shetty (Bengaluru City Uni) 29.40s; Bronze \u2013 Nilabjaa Ghosh (KIIT) 29.83s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
4x100 Freestyle relay: Gold \u2013 Jain University 4:12.50s; Silver \u2013 Chandigarh University 4:21.19s; Bronze \u2013 Panjab University 4:28.26<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
1500m freestyle: Gold \u2013 Aneesh Gowda (Christ Uni) 16:37.66s; Silver \u2013 Shivank Vishwanath (Viseshwarya Tech Uni) 16:38.39; Bronze \u2013 Anvesh Singh (Barkatullah Uni) 17:12.36<\/p>\r\n\r\n
200m Butterfly: Gold \u2013 Harsh Saroha (Chandigarh Uni) 2:06.88s; Silver - Shoan Ganguly (Jain Uni) 2:10.42s; Bronze \u2013 Shubhrant Patra (Jain Uni) 2:11.41s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
200m backstroke: Gold \u2013 Ishan Rathi (Chandigarh Uni) 2:13.51s; Silver \u2013 Jatin BB (Viseshwaraya Uni) 2:15.40s; Bronze \u2013 Shoan Ganguly (Jain Uni) 2:16.97s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Breaststroke: Gold \u2013 Vidith Shankar (Reva Uni) 29.28s; Silver - Aaryan Ganesh (Jain Uni) 30.10s; Bronze \u2013 Yash Gulhane (Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Uni) 30.49s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Butterfly: Gold \u2013 Harsh Saroha (Chandigarh Uni) 24.90s; Silver \u2013 Srihari Nataraj (Jain Uni) 25.30s; Bronze \u2013 Salil Bhagavat (SPPU) 25.95s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
4x100 Freestyle relay: Gold \u2013 Jain University 3:37.15s; Silver \u2013 Lovely Professional University 3:40.84s; Bronze \u2013 University of Madras 3:41.19s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
WEIGHTLIFTING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
58kg: Gold \u2013 Rima Bhoi (LPU) 197kg; Silver \u2013 Rajyashree Biswas (ADU) 195; Bronze \u2013 Khushi Kumari (PPU) 183<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
58kg: Gold \u2013 Rima Bhoi (LPU) 197kg; Silver \u2013 Rajyashree Biswas (ADU) 195; Bronze \u2013 Khushi Kumari (PPU) 183<\/p>\r\n\r\n
71kg: Gold \u2013 RS Tarun Sharma (GKU) 260kg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n