Khelo India University Games
Jaipur, Dec 1: Chandigarh University’s Tanya Choudhary broke her own meet and All India University (AIU) record to clinch the women’s hammer throw gold medal while Jain University’s Keerthana and Shivaji University’s Rushiprasad Desai were crowned the fastest women and men athletes in the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) Rajasthan 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.
The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 is being held across seven cities in Rajasthan. A whopping 4448 athletes from 222 Universities are competing in 23 medal disciplines.
Hangzhou Asian Games participant Tanya Choudhary hurled the hammer to 64.29m, improving her own All India University record to complete a hat-trick of KIUG medals.
Tanya also held the earlier KIUG meet record of 60.61m.
Haqikat Kaur Grewa of Panjab University took the silver with an effort of 51.90m, while Punjabi University’s Aman Deep Kaur’s throw of 45.06m was enough for her to take the bronze.
Chandigarh University also bagged a gold medal in women’s shot put with Shiksha clearing a distance of 15 metres.
Guru Nanak Dev University continue to lead the standings with 30 gold, 10 silver, and 12 bronze.
In the evening session, Keerthana won Jain University’s first gold medal outside the swimming pool when she sprinted to women’s 100m gold with a time of 11.94s. Teena Pareek of Lovely Professional University (12.18s) and Samriti Jamwal of Himachal Pradesh University (12.21s) took home silver and bronze, respectively.
Rushiprasad Desai of Shivaji University clinched the men’s 100m gold with a time of 10.53s, with Laukik Melge of Savitribai Phule Pune University (10.59s) and Jai Bhoir of Somaiya Vidyavihar (10.86s) winning the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Earlier, Busra Khan, representing Rabindranath Tagore, was the first gold medallist in track and field events, winning the women’s 5000m, clocking 18:15.27. Pawara Rink Dhany of Kavayitri Bahinabai University took the silver, clocking 18.20.52. (IANS)
