The strapping Manikanta L. once again led the charge as the Karnataka swimmer added two gold and silver to his individual tally. Karnataka ended Day 3 with 13 gold, 5 silver, and one bronze. Odisha are second with six gold, two silver, and nine bronze medals, while Assam are third with two gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. Chhattisgarh is joint seventh with Tripura with six medals each \u2013 three silvers and as many bronze. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Chhattisgarh, Anushka Bhagat grabbed her third silver medal of the Games, this time in women\u2019s 50m breaststroke, Nikhil Xalco won his second bronze medal in men\u2019s 50m breaststroke, while Nyasa Paikra joined them on the podium list with a bronze medal in 100m butterfly. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In all, 30 states and Union Territories are participating in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) that is witnessing close to 3800 participants compete in nine sports disciplines. A whopping 106 gold medals are on offer across archery, athletics, football, hockey, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling, while traditional sports like Mallakhamb and Kabaddi are the demonstration sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After three days of competition, 14 states have won at least one medal, while six of them have won at least one gold. Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra also opened their gold medal account on Friday, with Anai Wangsu clinching the women\u2019s 58kg gold in weightlifting for the North Eastern state, while Tanvi Dhurve bagged the women\u2019s 100m butterfly gold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tanvi became the first swimmer who is not from Karnataka or Odisha to stand at the top of the podium when she stopped the clock at 1:23.65s, almost nine seconds ahead of second-placed Shristi Verma of Madhya Pradesh. Nyasa Paikra of Chhattisgarh finished third with a time of 1:47.62s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI have been swimming for the past eight years, inspired by my family. My father, Sukhdev, was an international open water swimmer, and my brother, Sarthak, is a gold medallist in water polo nationals, and I am very happy that I have also won a Khelo India medal,\u201d said Nagpur-based Tanvi, who just recently appeared for her 10th standard exam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka\u2019s Meghanjali then clinched her third gold medal of the Games with a 38.23s time in women\u2019s 50m Breaststroke, with Anushka Bhagat finishing second with a time of 39.57s. This was the third time that the top spot eluded Anushka in three days, but the local favourite was overall happy with the way she has been performing in the Khelo India Tribal Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s event, Manikanta continued to shuttle between races and the victory ceremonies as he began the day with gold medals in 50m Breaststroke and 100m Butterfly before it looked like the toll of the races got to him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the final race of the day, Manikanta\u2019s teammate Dhoonesh N pipped him to the finish line in the 50m freestyle. Dhoonesh, who had won the 200m freestyle gold on the opening day of the Games, stopped the clock at 25.75s while Manikanta only managed a time of 26.38s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the weightlifting competition, Anai Wangsu of Arunachal Pradesh lifted a total of 169 kg to win the gold in the women\u2019s 58kg category, while Odisha\u2019s Bidu Smita Bhoi bagged the women\u2019s 63kg gold with a total lift of 195kg. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Richin Chongruju then doubled Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s gold medal tally by winning the men\u2019s 79kg competition with a total lift of 269kg, while Mizoram took the silver and bronze through Lalfakawma (Mizoram) 265kg; Bronze \u2013 Jacob Vanlatluanga (Mizoram) 250kg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
RESULTS<\/p>\r\n\r\n
FOOTBALL<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Group A: Jharkhand bt Assam 9-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Group B: Gujarat bt Andhra Pradesh 25-0<\/p>\r\n\r\n
SWIMMING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m Butterfly: Gold \u2013 Tanvi Dhurve (Maharashtra) 1:23.65s; Silver \u2013 Shristi Verma (Madhya Pradesh) 1:32.94s; Bronze \u2013 Nyasa Paikra (Chhattisgarh) 1:47.62s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Breaststroke: Gold \u2013 Meghanjali (Karnataka) 38.23s; Silver \u2013 Anushka Bhagat (Chhattisgarh) 39.57s; Bronze \u2013 Priya Oraon (Jharkhand) 40.83s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Freestyle: Gold \u2013 Meghanjali (Karnataka) 31.64s; Silver \u2013 Tiluttam Jamatia (Tripura) 31.76s; Bronze \u2013 Verem Nongsiej (Meghalaya) 31.85s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m Butterfly: Gold \u2013 Manikanta L (Karnataka) 59.94s; Silver \u2013 Firmino Emon Lalung (Assam) 1:00.46s; Bronze \u2013 Riyaj Tripura (Tripura) 1:04.02s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Breaststroke: Gold \u2013 Manikanta L (Karnataka) 31.08s; Silver \u2013 Palash Thakur (Maharashtra) 32.13s; Bronze \u2013 Nikhil Xalco (Chhattisgarh) 32.93s <\/p>\r\n\r\n
50m Freestyle: Gold \u2013 Dhoonesh N (Karnataka) 25.75s: Silver \u2013 Manikanta L (Karnataka) 26.38s; Bronze \u2013 Firmino Emon Lalung (Assam) 26.58s<\/p>\r\n\r\n
WEIGHTLIFTING<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
58kg: Gold \u2013 Anai Wangsu (Arunachal Pradesh) 169kg; Silver \u2013 Mina Santa (Odisha) 165kg; Bronze \u2013 Mina Singh (Odisha) 161kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
63kg: Gold \u2013 Bidu Smita Bhoi (Odisha) 195kg; Silver \u2013 Boni Mangkhya (Arunachal Pradesh) 193kg; Bronze \u2013 Dunkham Seng Turung (Assam) 161kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
63kg: Gold \u2013 Bidu Smita Bhoi (Odisha) 195kg; Silver \u2013 Boni Mangkhya (Arunachal Pradesh) 193kg; Bronze \u2013 Dunkham Seng Turung (Assam) 161kg<\/p>\r\n\r\n
79kg: Gold \u2013 Richin Chongruju (Arunachal Pradesh); Silver -- Lalfakawma (Mizoram) 265kg; Bronze \u2013 Jacob Vanlatluanga (Mizoram) 250kg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n