Aditi continued her unbeaten run in the Khelo India competitions with the Shivaji University archer claiming gold in the compound women\u2019s individual event at the Jagatpura Archery Range in Jaipur on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, Olympian Srihari Nataraj and Bhavya Sachdeva helped Jain University stamp their authority in the pool, ending the contingent\u2019s swimming campaign with 27 gold medals. Jain University sits atop the medal standings with 45 medals.<\/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 (SAI) in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and are being hosted by Poornima University.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 19-year-old Aditi, who had won the gold medal in all the Khelo India Youth Games she entered, made a fantastic Khelo India University Games debut by securing gold in the women\u2019s compound individual event. In the individual final, Aditi defeated Taniparthi Chikitha of Lovely Professional University 147-143 to top the podium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe Khelo India Games provided me with the platform to experience how top-level competitions are held, and that helped me immensely when I went for international competitions. My form was a bit indifferent in the last few months, and I was keen on performing well here as I am looking forward to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where Compound Archery has also been included,\u201d she told SAI Media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Just like Aditi has been a dominant force in archery, Bangalore\u2019s Jain University underlined its stature as the best swimming contingent. The second edition champions, who boast of the country\u2019s best swimmers, including Olympian Srihari Nataraj, bagged seven gold medals out of nine events on the final day of swimming action to complete their eventual tally, including 27 gold medals, nine silver, and nine bronze. Lovely Professional University is second with 22 gold medals, and Guru Nanak Dev University is third with 21 gold medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Olympian Srihari Nataraj was the star of the final day at the SMS Swimming pool, winning the 100m freestyle gold with a time of 52.30s and 50m backstroke (26.53s) before joining his teammates in the 400m Medley Mixed relay to finish the Games with nine gold and two silver medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Guru Nanak Dev University cyclists dominated the track events, winning both the men's and women's team sprint gold medals, women\u2019s team pursuit, and Barsarani Barik added the women\u2019s 500m individual time trial with a time of 00:38.535s, ahead of Mahatma Gandhi University\u2019s Sanjana VS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, in Bharatpur, where the wrestling competitions are being held, Lovely Professional University, which had racked up six gold medals on the previous two days, had a lesser outing on Friday as none of their wrestlers could win a gold medal. Although they won three silver medals, the prized gold eluded them on the last day of the wrestling competition, much to their disappointment. Still, with six gold medals, they leave the wrestling event with the most gold medals and as the most successful university.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among important results on Friday, local university Dr KN Modi University picked up its second gold, following Sagar\u2019s gold in the men\u2019s 97kg Greco-Roman category on day two -- all thanks to Khushi in the women\u2019s 68kg freestyle. Shalina Sayer Siddhi from the Siddi community, representing the Karnatak University, won a bronze medal in the women\u2019s 57kg freestyle. The Siddis are of African descent and have been living in India for centuries now. Her win truly highlights the inclusive nature of the Khelo India initiative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RESULTS:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
ARCHERY<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Compound: Gold \u2013 Aditi Gopichand Swami (Shivaji Uni); Silver \u2013 Taniparthi Chikitha (LPU); Bronze \u2013 Madhura Dhamangaokar (Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Compound Team: Gold \u2013 Lovely Professional University; Silver \u2013 Guru Kashi University; Bronze \u2013 Punjabi University<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Compound: Gold \u2013 Prathamesh Fuge (SPPU); Silver \u2013 Mihir Apar (Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Uni); Bronze \u2013 Hritik Sharma (GNDU)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Compound Team: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University; Silver \u2013 Guru Kashi University; Bronze \u2013 Savitribai Phule Pune University<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Compound Mixed Team: Gold \u2013 Savitribai Phule Pune University; Silver \u2013 Punjabi University; Bronze \u2013 Chandigarh University<\/p>\r\n\r\n
BADMINTON<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team: Gold \u2013 Lovely Professional University; Silver \u2013 SRM University, Tamil Nadu; Bronze \u2013 Chitkara University<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team: Gold \u2013 Chitkara University; Silver \u2013 University of Mumbai; Bronze \u2013 Panjab University<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CYCLING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
500m Ind. Time Trial: Gold \u2013 Barsarani Barik (GNDU) 00.38.535s; Silver \u2013 Sanjana VS (Mahatma Gandhi Uni) 00:39.454s; Bronze \u2013 Sayali Arande (Shivaji Uni) 00:39.454s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Sprint: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev Univ 01:16.894s; Silver \u2013 Lovely Professional Uni 01:17.634s; Bronze \u2013 Chandigarh University 01:19.828<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Pursuit: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev University 04:11.736s; Silver \u2013 Panjab University 04:21.168s; Bronze \u2013 Lovely Professional University 05:58.323s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
1000m Ind. Time Trial: Gold \u2013 Mahendra Bishnoi (LPU) 01:08.956s; Silver \u2013 Mangesh Takmoge (SPPU) 01:10.679s; Bronze \u2013 Sahibpartap Sarkaria (GNDU) 01:10.934<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Sprint: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev Uni 01.07.453s; Silver \u2013 Chandigarh University 01:08.315s; Bronze \u2013 University of Kerala 01:08.853s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Pursuit: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University 04:46.039s; Silver \u2013 Lovely Professional University 04:59.004s; Bronze \u2013 University of Kerala 05:06.135<\/p>\r\n\r\n
FENCING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Foil: Gold \u2013 Guru Kashi; Silver \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev Uni; Bronze \u2013 Panjab University; Bengaluru City Uni<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Epee: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev Uni; Silver \u2013 Kurukshetra Uni; Bronze \u2013 Chandigarh Uni, Rabindranath Tagore Uni<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Team Sabre: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev Uni; Silver \u2013 Uni of Jammu; Bronze \u2013 Kurukshetra University, Panjab University<\/p>\r\n\r\n
JUDO<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
+78kg: Gold \u2013 Brahamleen (PUP); Silver \u2013 Muskan Rathi (PU); Bronze \u2013 Bhoomika VN (RCU), Sanskruti Patil (Shivaji Uni)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
+100kg: Gold \u2013 Hritik Kumar (LPU); Silver \u2013 Yash Ghanghas (CU); Bronze \u2013 Rohit (GNDU), Yash Tanwar (DU)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
SHOOTING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
10m Air Rifle mixed team: Gold \u2013 Veer Narmad South Gujarat Uni; Silver \u2013 Kurukshetra Uni; Bronze \u2013 University of Madras<\/p>\r\n\r\n
SWIMMING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m freestyle: Gold \u2013 Nina Venkatesh (Jain Uni) 1:00.09s; Silver \u2013 Naisha Shetty (Bengaluru City Uni) 1:01.18s; Bronze \u2013 Yogya Singh (LPU) 1:01.20s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
200m medley: Gold \u2013 Shrungi Bandekar (Jain Uni) 2:32.53s; Silver \u2013 Yashvi Kharat (HSNC Uni) 2:38.40s; Bronze \u2013 Kalyani Saxena (Sarvajanik Uni) 2:38.77s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
1500m freestyle: Gold \u2013 Ashmita Chandra (Jain Uni) 19:05.15s; Silver \u2013 Diksha Yadav (Savitribai Phule Uni) 19:25.82s; Bronze \u2013 Ayushree Dutta (Rama Devi Women Uni) 20:09.12s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m breaststroke: Gold \u2013 MU Joyshree (Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education) 1:16.52s; Silver \u2013 Vasupalli Naga Greeshmini (Jain Uni) 1:17.05; Bronze \u2013 Divyanka Dibyajot (KIIT) 1:18.07s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m backstroke: Gold \u2013 Pratyasa Ray (Utkal Uni) 31.13s; Silver \u2013 Bhakti Wadkar (SPPU) 31.43s; Bronze \u2013 Shrungi Bandekar (Jain Uni) 31.73s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m breaststroke: Gold \u2013 Manikanta L (Jain Uni) 1:06.44s; Silver \u2013 Yash Gulhane (Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Uni) 1:06.69s; Bronze \u2013 P Sudhesh Kumar (TN Physical Education Uni)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m freestyle: Gold \u2013 Srihari Nataraj (Jain Uni) 52.30s; Silver \u2013 MJ Praveenkumar (Uni of Madras) 53.18s; Bronze \u2013 Aneesh Gowda (Christ Uni) 53.24s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m backstroke: Gold \u2013 Srihari Nataraj (Jain Uni) 26.53s; Silver \u2013 Dhyaan M (Reva Uni) 27.54s; Bronze \u2013 Xavier D\u2019Souza 27.87s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
4x100 medley Mixed: Gold \u2013 Jain University 4:21.56s; Silver \u2013 Chandigarh University 4:25.67s; Bronze \u2013 Savitribai Phule Pune University 4:26.63s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
WEIGHTLIFTING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
77kg: Gold \u2013 Khushbu Kumari (MGU) 180kg; Silver \u2013 Nicemol Thomas (UCK) 178kg; Bronze \u2013 Soweta Kundu (CSJMU) 155kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
86kg: Gold \u2013 Maganti Keerthi (KLU) 186kg; Silver \u2013 Vaishnavi Pawar (SSPU) 185kg; Bronze \u2013 Muskan (KUH) 178kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
94kg: Gold \u2013 Abhijeet Panday (DBUP) 288kg; Silver \u2013 Komal Karthik Amballa (LPU) 282kg; Bronze \u2013 M Ashok (ANU) 285kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
110kg: Gold \u2013 Yogendra Singh (LPU) 306; Silver \u2013 Aakash Kaushal (GKU) 305kg; Bronze \u2013 Aman Chaudhary (DAVV) 222kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
WRESTLING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
57kg freestyle: Gold: Rajni (Chandigarh University), Silver: Anjali (Lovely Professional University, Punjab), Bronze: Shalina Sayer Siddhi (Karnatak University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
59kg freestyle: Gold: Gayatri Ramesh Sutar (Karnatak University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
68kg freestyle: Gold: Khushi (Dr K N Modi University), Silver: Monika Monika Monika (Lovely Professional University, (PB)), Bronze: Muskan (Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
72kg freestyle: Gold: Mansi Lather (Maharshi Dayanand University), Silver: Harshita (Lovely Professional University, (PB)), Bronze: Nikita (Kalinga University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Greco-Roman 130kg: Gold: Deepanshu (ITM University, MP), Silver: Krishna (Maharaja Surajmal Brij University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Greco-Roman 77kg: Gold: Sagar Thakran (ITM University, MP), Surjeet (The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University), Bronze: Priyanshu Singh (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Greco-Roman 63kg: Gold: Himanshu (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University), Silver: Kuldeep (Lamrin Tech Skills University, Punjab), Bronze: Bharat Kuddemmi (Rani Channamma University, Karnataka)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
86kg freestyle: Gold: Pushpender Dalal (Maharshi Dayanand University), Silver: Vanshidhar Yadav (Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Greco-Roman 63kg: Gold: Himanshu (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University), Silver: Kuldeep (Lamrin Tech Skills University, Punjab), Bronze: Bharat Kuddemmi (Rani Channamma University, Karnataka)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
57kg freestyle: Gold: Rohit (Kurukshetra University, Haryana), Silver: Abhishek Singh Yadav (Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (MP), Bronze: Shubham (CT University)<\/p>\r\n\r\n