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    "title": "KIUG 2025: Four Meet Records Tumble In Athletics; Surbhi Rao Wins Women\u2019s 10m Pistol Gold",
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    "excerpt": "Khelo India University Games Rajasthan: Chandigarh University\u2019s Rahul (men\u2019s 20km race walk) and Deepika (women\u2019s Javelin Throw), Ruchir Mori (men\u2019s 400m hurdles) of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Lovely Professional University\u2019s Pooja (Women\u2019s High Jump) broke the KIUG Meet Record on the second day of the athletics competitions in the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday.",
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    "editor1": "Khelo India University Games Rajasthan: Chandigarh University\u2019s Rahul (men\u2019s 20km race walk) and Deepika (women\u2019s Javelin Throw), Ruchir Mori (men\u2019s 400m hurdles) of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Lovely Professional University\u2019s Pooja (Women\u2019s High Jump) broke the KIUG Meet Record on the second day of the athletics competitions in the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday.<p>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<p>In the morning session, Rahul led the 20km Race Walk from start to end to stop the clock at 1:25:43.00s, improving on the previous record of 1:26:44.00 set by Akshdeep Singh of Punjabi University back in 2022. Suraj Yadav of Jannayak Chandrashekhar University took silver with a time of 1:30.06.50s, while the other two competitors were disqualified.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Later in the day, Ruchir Mori of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University improved on the earlier KIUG mark of 51.76s held by Amarnath D of Rani Channamma by stopping the clock at 51.00s. Since he was the only runner in the event, the record will hold, but he will not be awarded the gold medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pooja then cleared a height of 1.77m to win the High Jump gold, improving on the previous KIUG record of Gracena Merly by a metre. Khyati Mathur (1.71m) of Guru Kashi University bagged the silver, while Giji George Stephen (1.68m) of Anna University won the bronze medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Deepika then joined the list of record breakers, hurling the javelin to a distance of 55.53m to clinch the gold medal. The earlier record was held by Jyoti of Chaudhary Devi Lal University with a distance of 53.16m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the last edition, KIUG champions Chandigarh University clinched 11 gold medals, including seven in Canoe &amp; Kayaking on Tuesday, to take their gold medal tally to 22. Lovely Professional University also won two gold medals in athletics to consolidate their third spot with 23 gold medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the Jagatpura Shooting Range, Surbhi Rao of Chandigarh University clinched the women\u2019s 10m Air Pistol gold with a total of 238.9. Vani Kaushal of Manav Racha University bagged the silver with a score of 237.6, while the bronze went to Lakshita of Lovely Professional University with a score of 216.8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI am happy that I won gold today, as this is my last time in the University Games. I am happy that I ended on a golden note,\u201d Surbhi told SAI Media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The men\u2019s hockey final will be played between Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapith after they registered identical victories in the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya defeated Bengaluru City University 2-0, while Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith got the better of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 2-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>RESULTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>ATHLETICS<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>400m Hurdles: Gold \u2013 Dikshita Ramkumar Gouda (Mangalore University) 1:01.15s; Silver \u2013 Megha Munavallimath (Karnatak University) 1:01.24s; Bronze \u2013 Asha (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University) 1:07.48s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>1500m: Gold \u2013 Nikita Sharma (Chandigarh University) 4:33.61s; Silver \u2013 Anita (Lovely Professional University) 4:34.97s; Bronze \u2013 Amandeep Kaur (Panjab University) 4:39.36s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>20k Walk: Gold \u2013 Komal (Lovely Professional University) 1:43:54.60s; Silver \u2013 Gayatri Chaudhari (Savitribai Phule Pune University) 1:46:08.40s; Bronze \u2013 Mahima Choudhary (University of Madras) 2:02:11.20s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>High Jump: Gold \u2013 Pooja (Lovely Professional University) 1.77m (meet record); Silver \u2013 Khyati Mathur (Guru Kashi University) 1:71m; Bronze \u2013 Giji George Stephen (Anna University) 1.68m<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Javelin Throw: Gold\u2014Deepika (Chandigarh University) 55.53m (meet record); Silver \u2013 Jyoti (Guru Kashi University) 51.70s m; Bronze \u2013 Saloni (Kurukshetra University) 47.27m<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>400m Hurdles: Ruchir Mori (Swarnim Gujarat Sports University) 51.00s (meet record)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>1500m: Gold \u2013 Arjun Waskale (LNCT University) 4:05.92s; Silver \u2013 Nabeel Sahi MP (University of Calicut) 4:07.42s; Bronze \u2013 Gaurav (MJP Rohilkhand University) 4:11.56<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>20k Walk: Gold \u2013 Rahul (Chandigarh University) 1:25:43.00 (Meet Record); Silver \u2013 Suraj Yadav (Jannayak Chandrashekhar University) 1:30.06.50s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Long Jump: Gold \u2013 Urvish Pokhriyal (University of Mumbai) 7.54m; Silver \u2013 Anurag CV (University of Kerala) 7.39m; Bronze \u2013 Aman Singh (Himachal Pradesh University) 7.29m<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Decathlon: Gold \u2013 Chamanjot Singh (Mangalore University) 6263 pts; Silver \u2013 Sudharshan M (University of Madras) 6187; Bronze \u2013 Lokesh Rathod (Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevraya University) 4885<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>4x400m Mixed Relay: Gold \u2013 Panjab University 3:29.86s; Silver \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev University 3:31.58s; Bronze \u2013 University of Mumbai 3:32.98s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>CANOE AND KAYAKING<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>C1: Gold \u2013 Moirangthem Sophia Devi (Chandigarh Uni) 05:18.636s; Silver \u2013 Nikki (Panjab Uni) 05:28.250s; Bronze \u2013 Priya Chavan (Shivaji Uni) 06:09.342s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>C2: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University 4:54.300s; Silver \u2013 Guru Kashi University 5:21.785s; Bronze \u2013 Kurukshetra University 5:40.089s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>K1: Gold \u2013 Pooja (Chandigarh University) 04:40.852s; Silver \u2013 Nidhi (Barkatullah Uni) 04:46.875s; Bronze \u2013 Kulsum (Panjab University) 04:47.375s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>K2: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University 04:47.359s; Silver \u2013 Panjab University 04:55.106s; Bronze \u2013 Barkatullah University 05:01.486s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>K4: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University 04:15.978s; Silver \u2013 Panjab University 04:41.519s; Bronze \u2013 Shivaji University 05:02.304<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Men<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>C1: Savio Jose (Uni of Kerala) 04:44.346s; Silver \u2013 Vishu Kumar (Panjab Uni) 04:50.073s; Bronze \u2013 Rajeev Kumar (LPU) 04:50.159s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>C2: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University 04:01.336s; Silver \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev University 04:02.663s; Bronze \u2013 University of Kerala 04:10.653<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>K1: Gold \u2013 Vansh Sharma (Mohanlal Sukhadia Uni) 4:02.3296s; Silver \u2013 Alan Reji (Uni of Kerala) 4:10.0815s; Bronze \u2013 Vishal Goswami (LPU) 4:28.2832s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>K2: Gold \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev University 03:42.081s; Silver \u2013 Chandigarh University 03:44.411s; Bronze \u2013 Guru Kashi University 03:48.272s<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>K4: Gold \u2013 Chandigarh University 03:20.207s; Silver \u2013 Guru Nanak Dev University 03:26.374s; Bronze \u2013 Guru Kashi University 03:27.977.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>FOOTBALL (Semifinals)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Men: University of Calicut bt Adamas University 2-0; Guru Nanak Dev University bt Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam 3-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>HOCKEY (semifinal)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Men: Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya bt Bengaluru City University 2-0; Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith bt Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 2-0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>SHOOTING<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>10m Air Pistol: Gold \u2013 Surbhi Rao (Chandigarh University) 238.9; Silver \u2013 Vani Kaushal (Manav Rachna University) 237.6; Bronze \u2013 Lakshita (Lovely Professional University) 216.8<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>10m Air Pistol Team: Gold \u2013 Chaudhary Charan Singh University 1686; Silver \u2013 Lovely Professional University 1672; Bronze \u2013 Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University) 1664<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>TABLE TENNIS (Quarterfinals)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>10m Air Pistol Team: Gold \u2013 Chaudhary Charan Singh University 1686; Silver \u2013 Lovely Professional University 1672; Bronze \u2013 Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University) 1664<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>Men: Chitkara University bt SRM University 3-1; Adamas University bt CT University, Ludhiana 3-1; Chandigarh University bt Veer Narmad South Gujarat University 3-1; Jain University bt University of Calcutta 3-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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