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Time of India
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Nagpur's Janhavi Wins 1500m Khelo India Youth Games Gold
Nagpur: City's prodigious middle and short-distance runners, Janhavi Hirudkar and Kashish Bhagat , made their mark in the 7th Khelo India Youth Games currently in progress at the Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna, on Tuesday. While Janhavi once again proved her mettle at the national level competition by winning a gold medal in the 1500m race, Kashish brought home a bronze medal in the 400m the wrestling competition at the Gyan Bhavan Cultural Hall in Patna, Akola's Smriti Srinath secured a bronze medal. The trio of Vidarbha sportspersons helped Maharashtra score a ton of medals, including 41 gold, in the Khelo India Youth the 1500m race for U-18 girls, 17-year-old Janhavi raced away to glory by finishing the race in 4 minutes, 35.69 seconds for a dominant performance. Delhi's Mahi finished behind Janhavi with a timing of 4:42.89 seconds, while Karnataka's Pranathi clocked 4:45.08 to win the girls' 400m race, Nagpur's Kashish Bhagat won a bronze medal for Maharashtra with a timing of 56.83 seconds. Tamil Nadu's Idevina Jason clocked 55.90 seconds to clinch the gold medal, and Haryana's Deepika (56.66s) secured trains under the guidance of Ashfaq Sheikh, while Kashish practises with Ram Vani. In the girls' 62 kg freestyle category in the wrestling competition, Smriti Srinath from Akola secured a bronze medal by defeating Rajasthan's Chanchal Mali Maharashtra athletes set seven competition record to maintain their lead in the medals tally.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
CG bags gold & bronze in Kalaripayattu event
Raipur: The state has made a strong mark at the Khelo India Youth Games , clinching a gold medal and a bronze in the Kalaripayattu event. Arjun Kumar Chandra and Anant Swarnkar demonstrated exceptional skill to secure the gold, while Ragini and Tavarna Patel won the bronze. The seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 is currently being held at different venues in Bihar. Chhattisgarh is being represented by a contingent of 15 members, including 11 players, in various details of the achievements, Anis Memon informed that in the stick fight event, Arjun Kumar Chandra and Anant Swarnkar from Korba exhibited remarkable prowess, bagging the first gold medal for Chhattisgarh and bringing honour to the district and the state. He highlighted that this is the first time Chhattisgarh has won a gold medal in Kalaripayattu at the Khelo India Youth another event, Ragini and Tavarna Patel, also from Korba district, secured a bronze medal in the Long Staff Lathi competition of Kalaripayattu, further adding to team Chhattisgarh's medal tally.
