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KIUG 2025: Arunachal Pradesh's Golom Tinku Wins Gold Medal In Men’s 60kg Weight Category

By IANS News November 26, 2025 • 15:54 PM View: 143

Khelo India University Games: Golom Tinku on Tuesday added another feather to his fledgling career by winning the gold medal in the men’s 60kg weight category at the Khelo India University Games, Rajasthan 2025 here.

The 19-year-old from Arunachal Pradesh first made his mark in the second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune and has never looked back. Representing Lovely Professional University (LPU), Golom has lifted a total of 256kg (Snatch 112kg; C&J 144kg) to clinch the gold medal.

He lifted a total of 33kg more than his closest competitor Khumbheswar Mallik of Chandigarh University (223kg), while bronze medallist Sachin of CT University could only manage to lift a total of 214kg.