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KIYG 2025: Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir Strike Emotional Gold (round-up)
Sepak Takraw Quad Team: Host Bihar made a mark when their Sepak Takraw Quad Team won their first gold medal in the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2025 with a spirited performance in the final on Thursday. Late in the day, Jammu and Kashmir also joined the list of states which have struck gold in the seventh edition.
The Bihar sports fraternity erupted in joy as the Sepak Takraw Quad Team beat fancied Manipur in the boys' final in the BSAP 5 Indoor Stadium here.
Bihar had to endure a heartbreak when the girls' quad team lost in straight games to Manipur but it did not take long for the boys combination of Harshit Kumar, Parthsarathi, Tanmay Raj, Ankit Kumar, Siddhant Kumar and Anshu Kumar to put wide smiles on the faces of everyone cramming the indoor stadium and egging the side as it won in straight games 17-15, 15-11.
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