Rajasthan government

Khelo India University Games Rajasthan: Guru Nanak Dev University cyclist Meenakshi Rohilla grabbed the first gold medals of the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 in the women’s individual time trial while former champions Jain University, thanks to their swimmers led by Olympian Srihari Nataraj, took early lead on the medals table on the opening day at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium complex here on Tuesday.

The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 is being held across seven cities in Rajasthan and will witness 4448 athletes from 222 Universities compete in 23 medal disciplines. The Games are being held under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India in collaboration with the Rajasthan Government, the State Sports Council and is being hosted by Poornima University.

There were a total of 25 gold medals on offer on the opening day and Jain University grabbed the early lead on the medals tally by bagging eight of 11 swimming gold medals. They also grabbed two silvers and four bronze to open up a big lead over Lovely Professional University, who bagged two gold medals in shooting and two in weightlifting.