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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Maha completes hat-trick
Maharashtra completed a hat-trick of titles when it emerged champions at Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar in Patna on Thursday. Having won the team championship in Madhya Pradesh (2023) and Tamil Nadu (2024), the Maharashtra athletes ended on top of the medal tally with 158 medals, with 58 gold, 47 silver and 53 bronze. Haryana, which was third in the Tamil Nadu edition last year, finished runners-up in Bihar with 39 gold medals while Rajasthan finished on the third spot with 24 yellow metals. Favourites Karnataka could not finish on the podium with its 17 gold medals, one more than Delhi and two more than last year's hosts Tamil Nadu, who finished sixth. Hosts Bihar showed massive improvement in the seventh edition of the multi-sports extravaganza and accumulated 36 medals with its seven gold medals coming in rugby (2), athletics (2), thang-ta (2) and sepak takraw (1). Odisha, meanwhile, finished 17th with 5 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated Bihar on hosting a successful Games in which its athletes showed a 620% jump in performance and ended 15th on the medals table. "I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the state of Bihar for successfully hosting the Khelo India Youth Games 2025. The impeccable organisation and vibrant energy witnessed throughout the event have truly showcased Bihar's emerging role in India's sporting journey," said Mandaviya. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo The seventh edition of KIYG, which began on May 4, ended on Thursday at Patna's Patliputra Sports Complex. With the aim of hosting the 2036 Olympics, KIYG has the primary objective of spotting and developing talent who can on the global sporting stage in future. Several athletes have already been spotted by SAI's talent development team. Out of the 26 records created at KIYG 2025, eight were created by girls with five national youth records in weightlifting — an event where Indian girls have huge potential to win international medals.
Hans India
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
KIYG 2025: Haryana fencing teams claim all three gold on final day of competition
Rajgir: Haryana signed off the fencing competition in the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar by winning all three gold medals on the final day in the Indoor Stadium at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Thursday. Haryana boys clinched gold in the saber team competition while the girls topped in epee and foil events. Haryana thus ended the competition with seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Maharashtra finished with two gold, two silver and three silver. Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan picked up one gold medal each to be among the top five teams in the Fencing competition in this edition. The Haryana girls epee team captain Deepanshi said the fencers were grateful for the coaching staff's efforts. 'Our team attributes its success to our coaches' training and guidance. This is my second consecutive gold medal in the team event, and I'm proud of our back-to-back victories,' she said. Men's saber team captain Ujjwal was expectedly thrilled with his team's performance. 'It was my first time in Khelo India, and I was fortunate enough to secure the gold medal through teamwork and determination. I'd like to thank our coaches, Kapil sir, Rajpal Yadav sir, Narendra Singh sir, and Suresh sir, who were instrumental in our win,' he said. Haryana Head Coach Narendra Singh beamed with pride. 'Our fencers played well, reflecting in our results. Haryana has consistently dominated previous Khelo India Youth Games editions, and this time was no different. I'm proud of each fencer's determination and mindset, which made this achievement possible,' he said. This is the first time that Bihar hosted the Khelo India Youth Games, which features 27 types of games. As part of the event, a significant focus was on fencing, which was scheduled from May 11 to 15.
Hans India
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
KIYG 2025: Karnataka girls, Uttar Pradesh boys end basketball competition in a blaze of glory
Patna: Karnataka girls and Uttar Pradesh boys won well-deserved gold medals but in contrasting styles in the basketball competition in the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar at the Patliputra Sports Complex Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. Karnataka girls' all-round superiority over Haryana was in evidence as they dominated the final. The low-scoring boys' title clash was a more attritional contest, with the teams seemingly well-matched. Uttar Pradesh's ability to find ways to score at critical moments helped it beat back Rajasthan's challenge. Nidhi Umesh's shooting skills came in handy while skipper Nidhi Srinivas donned the role of playmaker and contributed with her lay-up shots as well. Mahek Sharma made her presence felt with 21 rebounds, 7 of them on the offensive court and scored as well to lend her shoulder to Karnataka's wheel. Haryana were dependent on a couple of players to keep the scorers busy. Skipper Kafi had to bear a considerable load herself, setting up opportunities and scoring. Bhumi Kataria was the other livewire for Haryana on the offensive court, but the team's low shooting accuracy and lack of bench strength hurt it. Uttar Pradesh boys did well to rally around one another, finding heroes in Sanjay Mahakumbh and Anuj Divakar, who scored at key moments. Sanjay Mahakumbh stole the ball and converted at the very end of the third quarter to leave Rajasthan to consider that lapse, which allowed Uttar Pradesh to edge ahead 47-44. In the final quarter, Uttar Pradesh's twin spearheads found a three-pointer each to make it tough for Rajasthan to catch up. Besides, Rajasthan ended up ruing the tendency of its players to commit fouls and letting Uttar Pradesh score off free throws made a big difference and impacted the outcome of the game. The Rajasthan team had to settle for silver for the second time in succession, having lost to Tamil Nadu last year in Chennai. In the end, it did not have the players who could put their hands up at crucial moments or shoot consistently to raise the scoring percentage. Results- Boys (final): Uttar Pradesh 68 (Anuj Divakar 19, Jatin 17, Sanjay Mahakumbh 15) beat Rajasthan 57 (Lokesh Kumar Sharma 16, Chetan 11). Half-time: 31-30. Bronze medal playoff: Tamil Nadu beat Delhi 90-69. Girls (final): Karnataka 86 (Nidhi Umesh 27, Mahek Sharma 21, Nidhi Srinivas 17, Shravani Shivanna 10) beat Haryana 61(Kafi 22, Bhumi Kataria 22, Vaishnavi 13). Half time: 46-25. Bronze medal playoff: Punjab beat Maharashtra 68-63.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Khushi gives joyous Bihar 2nd gold in athletics
Khushi Yadav 's joy knew no bound as the Bihari girl performed brilliantly in the 2000 metre steeplechase to win gold with a timing of 9:52.10 at Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar at Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna on two laps remaining, Yadav overtook the other runners. This was Bihar's second gold in athletics as Alka Singh secured its first gold in shot put earlier. It was a good day in office for Bihar as it made history picking up two gold in Manipuri traditional martial art Thang-Ta, thanks to Priya Prerna and Mahika Kumari. Out of eight available gold, Manipur secured three gold, while Assam bagged two and Madhya Pradesh got one at BIPARD in Gaya. Bihar also won three bronze through Bhumik Raj, Lucky Kumar and Suvakshi Minj (Jharkhand), Sheikh Zeeshan (Uttar Pradesh) and Haryana girls' 4x400m relay team set new meet records on the final day of athletics competition. Maharashtra topped the athletics chart with 10 gold, one silver and two bronze while Haryana won the most medals with 19, including six gold, six silver and seven bronze. Tamil Nadu won six gold, silver and bronze who came fourth in the 400m, made a strong comeback in the 200m event to win gold in 21.54 seconds and set a new meet record. At the same time, Zeeshan made a new record by jumping 15.66 metre in triple jump. Haryana's relay team, including Vansika, Prachi Sharma, Deepika and Tannu, shattered the record with a time of 3:48.44 to win the gold in the 4x400 meter relay. In the boys' 4x400 metre relay, the Bihar team was heading towards gold, but Raj Sinha, running the second leg, fell in the last five meters to get the team disqualified. Tamil Nadu took advantage and won the the girls' relay, the teams of Haryana and Tamil Nadu clocked a better time than the old meet record. Maharashtra, who finished ahead of Tamil Nadu, were disqualified for exchanging the baton outside the baton Jason (Tamil Nadu) got silver after she made a brilliant comeback in the first 800m to overtake Maharashtra's Janhavi Hirudkar in the final few metres to take the gold. She had earlier won the 400m as well and now became a rare runner to win the 400-800m the penultimate day of the fencing competition, Haryana dominated the events at Rajgir's indoor complex on Wednesday, claiming gold in both the men's foil team and the women's saber team events. Haryana also gave strong competition to Maharashtra in the men's Epee team event, ultimately settling for far among nine fencing gold, Haryana have four and Maharashtra two. Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh and Rajasthan have won a gold each.
Hans India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
KIYG 2025: Aisangfa Gogoi creates weightlifting record; Maharashtra sweep yogasana medals on Day 8
Assam's Aisangfa Gogoi scripted a new National Youth Record for total lifts on her way to gold in the girls 55kg class weightlifting competition in the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar at the Rajgir Sports Complex on Sunday. She raised the National Youth Record to 183kg, breaking the mark set by Mina Santa in Fiji last year. Winning Assam's sixth gold medal, Aisingfa Gogoi helped the State break into the top 10 in the medal table, with two silver and two bronze medals as well. It did not take long for Maharashtra to demonstrate its strength as the spring of Yogasana sport. Its athletes claimed both gold and silver in the boys and girls rhythmic pairs competitions. Along with Yash Khandagale's 61kg class weightlifting gold, their contributions increased its collection of gold medals to 30 in addition to 24 silver and 25 bronze medals so far. Karnataka remained in the second place ahead of Rajasthan, though the latter gained a gold through Prakriti Sharma in the girls Saber final at the Fencing arena in Rajgir. She beat giant-killer S Tanvi (Karnataka) who shocked the top ranked Pangambam Ambika Devi (Manipur) in the semifinals. Only the top three teams have claimed 10 gold medals or more. Madhya Pradesh stayed in fourth spot. Haryana's Sachin showcased his skills with the Foil to win a crucial gold for his State and help it rise above Tamil Nadu to the sixth spot on the table with seven gold, six silver and 16 bronze. However, Punjab kept its nose ahead of its neighbour, thanks to Sunil Singh's gold in the boys 61kg weightlifting competition in Rajgir. Punjab has won seven gold and 10 silver and bronze each. Bihar, which has enjoyed a good run in the Games, added a seventh sport in which its athletes have won medals. Bihar's Yogasana artists ensured that the home State would gain at least one medal on Sunday. They joined their team-mates from Rugby, Sepak Takraw, Cycling, Gatka, Judo and Shooting in contributing to the home State's growing tally. Saransh Kumar and Abhishek Kumar were unable to match the top two Maharashtra pairs but topped the race for the Yogsana boys Rhythmic Pair bronze medal. Bihar now has 20 medals, including three gold, eight silver and 9 bronze. It thus became the eighth State to have collected 20 or more medals thus far. There as a surprise in store when the first Kalaripayattu medals were decided today, the Chhattisgarh pair of Arjun Kumar Chandra and Anant Swarnkar claiming the boys Long Staff Fight gold from the Delhi combine of AM Aaron and Aadinath KB. The Kerala pair of Abhinand KP and Adarsh KS was left to bronze medal place on the podium with Karnataka's Chandramouli R and Suhas R Ramapur. However, the Dhalana KS provided the balm for the hurting Kerala squad with a victory in the girls Chuvadukal final against Larisha Sharma (Karnataka). In the Weightlifting arena, it was clear the contest for the girls 55kg gold would be among Mina Santa (Odisha), Karangi Hemasri (Andhra Pradesh) and Aisangfa Gogoi, who had finished in that order in the National Youth Championships in Nagorta, Himachal Pradesh. They would have been relieved that Koyel Bar, who won a silver medal in the Asian Youth Championships in Doha in December last, was not entered. With the Andhra Pradesh girl not finding her form and settling for third place, it boiled down to a tough contest between Mina Santa and Aisangfa Gogoi. The Assam girl, who trains at the SAI National Centre of Excellence in Lucknow wound herself up to deliver a surprise. She opened up a 1kg lead after the Snatch lifts but despite some pressure applied by Mina Santu's entry at a higher weight in clean and jerk, she was able to run out comfortable winner. The Athletics and Wrestling competitions begin tomorrow and, together with Boxing that has reached the quarterfinal stage will see a hectic spurt in the medal charts as the last four days of exhilarating competition remain in the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar.
