Nikita dominated the women\u2019s 77kg weightlifting event to comfortably win the gold medal in the last event of the day while Odisha won gold medals through Ritika Minz (100m freestyle), Anjali Munda (50m Backstroke) and 4x100 medley relay team. Anjali finished with five golds, four of them in individual races.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arunachal Pradesh were the other major movers in the medals table on Saturday as they won both the men\u2019s weightlifting gold medals to close in on the third spot, which is currently held by Assam with four gold, seven silver and three bronze medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka continue to top the medals tally with 15 gold six silver and three bronze while Odisha are second with seven gold, three silver and 10 bronze medals. Hosts Chhattisgarh are seventh with eight medals (one gold, four silver and three bronze).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Having won four silver and three bronze medals from the swimming pool, Chhattisgarh sports fan were waiting for a gold from their athletes and Nikita fulfilled their wish with a dominating performance in women\u2019s 77kg category at the open ground in Pt Ravishankar University here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 20-year-old Nikita lifted a total of 160kg (70kg in Snatch and 90kg in Clean & Jerk), lifting 34kgs more than second-placed Srimati Jani of Odisha. Joyshree Patir of Assam took home the bronze medal with a total of 118kg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt is a special moment for me as this is my first gold medal in Khelo India. I was training for the whole year preparing for these games and I was confident of winning this gold medal once I came to the weightlifting arena for weigh in,\u201d Nikita told SAI Media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dimpi Sonowal led an Assam 1-2 in women\u2019s 69kg with a total of 155kg with Pallavi Payeng taking the silver with a total of 131kg. Ruba Tadu (men\u2019s 88kg) and Lalu Taku (Men\u2019s 94kg) enhanced Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s chances of breaking into the top three as they clinched the gold medals with relative ease. Tadu lifted a total of 274kg for gold while Taku aggregated a total of 250kg in the 94kg category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the swimming competition, Assam\u2019s Krow siblings Nibir Krow and Violina Krow won a gold and bronze medal, respectively, on the last day of competition at the international pool here. Nibir clinched the top spot in 50m Backstroke with a time of 31.31seconds, pushing Karnataka\u2019s Dhoneesh N (31.39s) to second spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dimpi Sonowal led an Assam 1-2 in women\u2019s 69kg with a total of 155kg with Pallavi Payeng taking the silver with a total of 131kg. Ruba Tadu (men\u2019s 88kg) and Lalu Taku (Men\u2019s 94kg) enhanced Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s chances of breaking into the top three as they clinched the gold medals with relative ease. Tadu lifted a total of 274kg for gold while Taku aggregated a total of 250kg in the 94kg category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka signed off the swimming competition with 15 gold, five silver and three bronze medals. Karnataka\u2019s Manikanta L topped the chart with eight golds and one silver while Dhoneesh M finished with five golds and one silver medal. In the women\u2019s section Karnataka\u2019s Meghanjali bagged four golds and two bronze medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n