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2019

13 Jan

Khelo India Youth Games 2019: Maharashtra eye three gold medals in badminton; Haryana dominate with 8 more golds, January 13, 2019: Firstpost


The 20-year-old from Greece had just taken on the great Roger Federer at one of the Swiss’ favourites venues, at one of his favourite Grand Slams, in a match that pushed physical and creative limits and come out on top. Tsitsipas, as much as the rest of the tennis world, needed a moment to absorb the shock that followed his 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5) victory over Federer at the Australian Open on Sunday.

“I can’t describe the feeling,” said Tsitsipas, who, for three hours and 45 minutes, had met Federer note for note in one epic duel.

They took tennis to all corners of the court and to a higher plane; combining cheek and courage, the solid and the sensational, asking and answering.

There was so much of Federer’s game mirrored in Tsitsipas’, who admittedly grew up idolising the Swiss. It was not just the single-handed backhand that both used so often and with such flair.

Tsitsipas leans away from a thwacking forehand inside out much like Federer and at times even used the wristy forehand squash shot behind the ball that the Swiss can so easily patent. He is just as light on his feet and quick across the court.

That perhaps proved to be the biggest difference as Federer, at 37 the oldest player in the round of 16, tried to go toe to toe with the youngest player left in the draw. When it came to the big points, Tsitsipas was a step faster to the ball, which in turn helped him execute the point better. He was the new and shiny version. Already possessing an impressive repertoire of shots, on Sunday Tsitsipas showed he had the mental bandwidth to hang with the best.

“You’re watching the changing of the guard,” John McEnroe announced after the on-court interview with the delighted victor.

Stylistically, the Greek seems the most natural successor to Federer – they also have similarly alliterative surnames. And their fourth-round clash on Monday revived memories of another intriguing round-of-16 clash that had taken place about 17 years ago, on a different continent.

Federer vs Pete Sampras. Fourth round at Wimbledon in 2001. The defending champion versus the young upstart. It was the day when the 19-year-old Federer’s obvious talent was certified Grand Slam ready. In five close, incredible sets, Federer had beaten Sampars at his own game, on his own court, initializing a shift of power in the game. After the match, a ponytailed Federer had fallen on his knees, emotional and overwhelmed by what he had created.

Like Federer, what helped Tsitsipas overcome the obvious awe of playing someone you have grown up watching on the TV screen, was belief. The Greek had underlined the importance of self-belief after learning that he would take on Federer in the Round of 16. “Mentally, for players to beat him, they have to be ready and believe in themselves that they are,” he had said on Friday.

And Tsitsipas took the challenge head-on, his curly golden-brown hair flying, belief coursing through his veins. Neither the time violation warning in his very first service game nor Federer’s aura across the court was going to put him out of step in the most important match of his career.

Even as the Swiss played with his usual poise, teasing and testing Tsitsipas early on, the Greek proved that he was up to the challenge. The two engaged in long, long-busting rallies, then played quick, short points, a medley of slices and knock-out groundstrokes and cute drop shots.

It was like the game had turned back in time from the ubiquitous baseline battles of this power-punching era. Both the players were looking to press the advantage early on and were quick to step into the court. While Federer made 66 dashes to the net, winning 50 of those points, Tsitsipas wasn’t too far behind at 48 of 68 net points won.

The one worry for Federer, who still had a nose ahead in the contest in the first two hours of the match because of his serve, was how well Tsitsipas was anticipating and executing.

Federer survived three set points to take the opening set 13-11 in the tie-break. He had a chance to go decisively up in the match, when he held three set points on Tsitsipas’ serve at 5-4 in the second set. But Federer’s inability to cash in on those break points proved to be his biggest hurdle on the day. Through the match, he got 12 break point opportunities and could not convert even one.

“I have massive regrets, you know, tonight. I might not look the part, but I am,” Federer said after the match. “I felt like I have to win the second set. I don't care how I do it, but I have to do it. Cost me the game tonight.

On the other hand, even though Tsitsipas needed more than two and a half hours to get a look at his first break opportunity, he converted one of three break points. It came at the tail end of the third set, which saw Tsitsipas move ahead at two sets to one.

As the match moved into the third hour of play, the Swiss started off sluggish. His forehand, put under pressure by the energetic youngster, was cracking. Federer had 33 unforced errors off that wing. There were no visible holes in Tsitsipas’ game to punch at, and he didn’t show any signs of fading away physically or mentally. Even when the match got too close for comfort, he didn’t miss much: Tsitsipas had 36 unforced errors compared to Federer’s 55.

Tsitsipas called for a trainer at 4-3 in the fourth set, to massage his fatigued legs. But, on the day, he was always a step ahead, a shade better than the player he had moulded his game on. While the Swiss had 61 winners, Tsitsipas had 62.

Federer, courtesy of his 20 Grand Slams and the two back-to-back titles in Melbourne, always plays with the pressure of being the favourite. Tsitsipas played with the bravado and clarity of thought of an unscarred mind. That’s how he did it.

14 Jan

Maharashtra stay on top, as Punjab’s Garcha and Rajasthan’s Darshana win gold in shooting, January 16, 2019: Khelo India: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports


Maharashtra stayed on top had just four gold medals on offer, and all in shooting at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019. The four gold medals were shared by Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

So, Maharashtra with 64 gold, 51 silver and 62 bronze maintain their lead over Delhi who have 47 gold, 31 silver and 43 gold. Haryana, who won one of the four gold in shooting, lie third with 38 gold, 36 silver and 38 bronze.

The 19-year-old Gurnihal Singh Garcha, a son of a Ludhiana farmer, who has a skeet range on his farm, claimed the Khelo India Youth Games Under-21 skeet gold medal by raising his performance in the second half of the final. The ISSF World Championship junior bronze medallist was trailing Rajasthan’s 20-year-old Anantjeet Singh Naruka by a point earlier but then shifted gears and raced to a win.

The 20-year-old Naruka caught the eye with a good display in the first half, which he ended with 14 shots in-a-row. But after stretching that to 19 successive shots, he missed two in quick succession and lost his rhythm.

Darshana Rathore won the women’s Under-21 Skeet while at the 50m range, Tamil Nadu’s G. Varshaa made a telling statement, first with a resolute show with her rifle to win the girls Under-21 3-position gold. Varshaa scored 447.1 points. The fourth gold was picked up by the Haryana team in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed team event.


Mahak Jain enters final in Girls Under-21 tennis

In Girls Under-21 tennis, two-time National champion from Madhya Pradesh Mahak Jain beat her main rival Zeel Desai of Gujarat 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to enter the final. She will meet Mihika Yadav of Maharashtra who beat UP’s Kavvya Sawhney 6-3, 6-3.

In the Under-17 Boys final, Aryaan Bhatia of Maharashtra beat Sushant Dabas of Haryana 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 and he meets Gujarat’s Dev Javia, who beat his state mate, Krish Patel 4-6, 6-2, 7-6( 7-1).


Haryana meet Punjab in Girls Under-21 hockey semi-final

Haryana overran Chandigarh 8-0 and set up a semi-final clash with Punjab in the Girls Under-21 hockey competition. The highlight was Jyoti’s hat-trick. In the other league match, Punjab qualified despite a 2-2 draw.

Earlier Jharkhand and Odisha progressed to the semi-finals from Pool A.

In Girls Under-17, Jharkhand will meet Odisha and Haryana meets Punjab. The Under-17 semis are scheduled for Thursday, while the Under-21 semis will be played on Friday.


Fancied stars in medal round in boxing

In boxing, Maharashtra’s Mitika Gunele, Haryana’s Raj Sahiba and Manipur’s Babyrojisana Chanu justified their international reputation by comfortably entering into the semi-finals in the Girls under-17.

Mitika, a gold medalist of 7th Nations Cup in Serbia in 2018 got the better of Haryana’s Anu Rani 4-1 in welter (66kg) category while Raj Sahiba, a Khelo India and the Nations Cup gold medalist (2018) defeated Haryana’s Divya, after referee stopped the bout in 2nd round.

In the same category, Babyrojisana Chanu, a student of legendary Mary Kom, booked her place in the last four. Chanu is gold medalist of Junior Asian Championship and 7th Nations Cup held last year.

Among under-17 boys, Pune’s Akash Gorkha confirmed his medal by entering into last-four in the feather (57kg) category.


Three football semis and final in main KIYG Stadium

Meanwhile, the KIYG 2019 organising committee has decided to conduct six matches - three semi-finals and three finals - at the main stadium of the Shiv Chhatrapathi Sports Complex in Mhalunge-Balewadi. The semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, January 17 followed by the finals.

As per the plan, the three semi-finals to be played at the main stadium include two in the Under-21 boy’s section one in the Under-17 boy’s section. Likewise, the three finals scheduled for Friday (January 18) are the Under-17 boys at 9 am, the Under 21 girls at 5 pm and the Under-21 boys final at 7.30 pm.

15 Jan

Khelo India Youth Games 2019: Aman, Aakarshiemerge badminton champions, January 15, 2019: TIMESNOWNEWS.COM


Aman Farogh Sanjay in the boys Under-21 singles and Aarya Deshpande and Ananya Phadke in the Under-17 girls doubles helped hosts Maharashtra add two gold to their tally on the final day of badminton competition at the Khelo India Youth Games.

However, Malvika Bansod had to settle for a silver as Chhattisgarh's Aakarshi Kashyap proved too strong for her, a media release said. Aman was up against the gritty Rahul Bhardwaj of Karnataka but the dapper left-hander moved with dexterity and mixed up his shotswellto make the final his own, winning 21-17, 23-21 in just 40 minutes.

Having lost the Khelo India School Games final in Delhi, Aakarshi of Chhattisgarh was determined to come up with a better result here. Malvika had not dropped a single game on her way to the final and expectations were high being the crowd favourite, but Aakarshi, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Academy in Bengaluru, won 21-11, 21-16 to avenge her Delhi defeat.

In the girls U-17 doubles, Ananya Phadke and Aarya Deshpande clinched the gold in a one-sided final. The Maharashtra duo, who did not drop a single game in the tournament, outclassed Rajasthan's Sakshi Asrani and Ankushka Mehta 21-16, 21-13 in just 29 minutes.

In the girls U-17 final, 13-year-old Gopichand Academy trainee Mir Tasnim Ali of Gujarat overpowered Mansi Singh of Uttar Pradesh 23-21, 21-16. In other action, Gandham Pranav Rao of Telangana came from behind to beat Haryana's Ravi in a thriller 21-15, 18-21, 11-21 to give Telangana their only badminton gold (boys U-17) of the Games.

Rajasthan's Nikunj Pandey and Shubham Patel beat C S Kousthik and R Vikash Prabhu of Tamil Nadu 21-15, 22-20 in the boys doubles U-17 final.

Results: U-21 boys singles: Aman Farogh Sanjay (Mah) bt Rahul Bhardwaj(Kar) 21-17,23-21 U-21 girls singles: Aakarshi Kashyap (Chha) bt Malvika Bansod (Mah) 21-11, 21-16 U-17 boys singles:Gandham Rao (Tel) bt Ravi (Haryana) 15-21, 21-18, 21-11 U-17 girls singles: Mir Tansim Ali (Guj) bt Mansi Singh (UP) 23-21, 21-16 U-17 boys doubles: Nikunj Pandey/Shubham Patel (Raj) bt C S Kousthik/R Vikash Prabhu (TN) 21-15, 22-20 U-17 girls doubles: Arya Deshpande/Ananya Phadke (Mah) bt Sakshi Asrani/Ankushka Mehta (Raj) 21-16, 21-13.

16 Jan

January 16, 2019: Khelo India: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports


Maharashtra stayed on top as Wednesday had just four gold medals on offer, and all in shooting at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019. The four gold medals were shared by Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

So, Maharashtra with 64 gold, 51 silver and 62 bronze maintain their lead over Delhi who have 47 gold, 31 silver and 43 gold. Haryana, who won one of the four gold in shooting, lie third with 38 gold, 36 silver and 38 bronze.

The 19-year-old Gurnihal Singh Garcha, a son of a Ludhiana farmer, who has a skeet range on his farm, claimed the Khelo India Youth Games Under-21 skeet gold medal by raising his performance in the second half of the final. The ISSF World Championship junior bronze medallist was trailing Rajasthan’s 20-year-old Anantjeet Singh Naruka by a point earlier but then shifted gears and raced to a win.

The 20-year-old Naruka caught the eye with a good display in the first half, which he ended with 14 shots in-a-row. But after stretching that to 19 successive shots, he missed two in quick succession and lost his rhythm.

Darshana Rathore won the women’s Under-21 Skeet while at the 50m range, Tamil Nadu’s G. Varshaa made a telling statement, first with a resolute show with her rifle to win the girls Under-21 3-position gold. Varshaa scored 447.1 points. The fourth gold was picked up by the Haryana team in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed team event.


Mahak Jain enters final in Girls Under-21 tennis

In Girls Under-21 tennis, two-time National champion from Madhya Pradesh Mahak Jain beat her main rival Zeel Desai of Gujarat 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to enter the final. She will meet Mihika Yadav of Maharashtra who beat UP’s Kavvya Sawhney 6-3, 6-3.

In the Under-17 Boys final, Aryaan Bhatia of Maharashtra beat Sushant Dabas of Haryana 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 and he meets Gujarat’s Dev Javia, who beat his state mate, Krish Patel 4-6, 6-2, 7-6( 7-1).


Haryana meet Punjab in Girls Under-21 hockey semi-final

Haryana overran Chandigarh 8-0 and set up a semi-final clash with Punjab in the Girls Under-21 hockey competition. The highlight was Jyoti’s hat-trick. In the other league match, Punjab qualified despite a 2-2 draw.

Earlier Jharkhand and Odisha progressed to the semi-finals from Pool A.

In Girls Under-17, Jharkhand will meet Odisha and Haryana meets Punjab. The Under-17 semis are scheduled for Thursday, while the Under-21 semis will be played on Friday.


Fancied stars in medal round in boxing

In boxing, Maharashtra’s Mitika Gunele, Haryana’s Raj Sahiba and Manipur’s Babyrojisana Chanu justified their international reputation by comfortably entering into the semi-finals in the Girls under-17.

Mitika, a gold medalist of 7th Nations Cup in Serbia in 2018 got the better of Haryana’s Anu Rani 4-1 in welter (66kg) category while Raj Sahiba, a Khelo India and the Nations Cup gold medalist (2018) defeated Haryana’s Divya, after referee stopped the bout in 2nd round.

In the same category, Babyrojisana Chanu, a student of legendary Mary Kom, booked her place in the last four. Chanu is gold medalist of Junior Asian Championship and 7th Nations Cup held last year.

Among under-17 boys, Pune’s Akash Gorkha confirmed his medal by entering into last-four in the feather (57kg) category.


Three football semis and final in main KIYG Stadium

Meanwhile, the KIYG 2019 organising committee has decided to conduct six matches - three semi-finals and three finals - at the main stadium of the Shiv Chhatrapathi Sports Complex in Mhalunge-Balewadi. The semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, January 17 followed by the finals on Friday.

As per the plan, the three semi-finals to be played at the main stadium include two in the Under-21 boy’s section one in the Under-17 boy’s section. Likewise, the three finals scheduled for Friday (January 18) are the Under-17 boys at 9 am, the Under 21 girls at 5 pm and the Under-21 boys final at 7.30 pm.

17 Jan

Maharashtra On Top Of Medals Tally At Khelo India Youth Games, 17 January 2019: NDTV

Indo-Asian News Service


HIGHLIGHTS

The hosts won gold medals in boys and girls U-17 and U-21 in Kho-Kho

Delhi have 47 gold, 32 silver and 44 bronze

In U-17 Hockey, Jharkhand defeated Odisha 4-3 to enter final

On a day when there were only four gold medals at stake, hosts Maharashtra made a clean sweep of all four in the Kho-Kho competition at the Khelo India Youth Games here on Thursday. They won the gold medals in Boys and Girls Under-17 and Under-21. With the sweep in Kho-Kho, Maharashtra have moved to 68 gold, 51 silver and 62 bronze. Delhi are still waiting to get past the 50-gold mark as they have 47 gold, 32 silver and 44 bronze. Haryana had 38 gold, 36 silver and 38 bronze. The Top-10 on the tally stayed unchanged from the previous day.

Kerala, showing that they have adapted to the tactics of the sport, picked two silver medals, both in Under-21 section. Delhi (Girls Under-17) and Andhra Pradesh (Boys Under-17) won the other silver medals.

Barring the Boys Under-17 final against Andhra Pradesh, the hosts Maharashtra were made to fight in all the other finals, though they came through with the gold in all with the crowd cheering them hard.

The most entertaining match was in Under-17 Girls' final where Maharashtra beat Delhi 19-17 as the match was decided through an extra inning which Maharashtra won 7-5 after both teams were level at the end of the second innings.

As the focus shifted to team events, Haryana reached three of the four semi-finals of the Kabaddi competition. The only exception was in Boys Under-21 section, where Haryana was surprisingly knocked out in the League stage.

Haryana beat surprise semi-finalists West Bengal by a massive 36-point margin to reach the final, where they meet Chhattisgarh who edged past beat Uttar Pradesh by three points to reach the final showdown.

The Haryana girls continued their performance in the U-21 category as well as they beat Uttar Pradesh by a handy margin of 32-26. They will meet Himachal Pradesh for the gold. Himachal fought a close match with hosts Maharashtra before winning 22-19.

The boys' category, U-17 semi-finals were close. Chattisgarh had to sweat it out before earning a 29-27 win, while Delhi took on Kabaddi powerhouse Haryana in the second semi-final. This was the only semi-final, where Haryana were strained a little. After an initial fight from Delhi, Haryana went on to win 44-37.

In tennis, third seed S. Manish of Tamil Nadu stayed on course for the gold medal by reaching the final of boys U-21 singles. He overcame Nitin Sinha of West Bengal 6-3, 6-2. Manish will now take on unseeded Dhruv Sunish of Maharashtra, who upset fourth seed Paramveer Bajwa of Chandigarh in the other semi-final. Dhruv beat Bajwa 6-4, 6-2.

In the U-17 girls singles semi-finals, Prerna Vichare of Maharashtra, who trains at Khar Gymkhana, overcame Lakshmi Reddy of Andhra Pradesh 7-5, 6-4 and will play Priyanshi Bhandari of Gujarat for the gold medal. The Gujarat girl beat top seed Gargi Pawar of Maharashtra 6-2, 6-2.

In the girls' U-21 doubles semi-finals, Telangana's Rashmika Bhamdipaty and Humera Shaik reached the final without conceding a game 6-0, 6-0 against Tamil Nadu's K. Balasubramanian and Sai Avanti Revevanur. They face Gujarat's Zeel Desai and Vaidehi Chaudhari who defeated Sai Dedeepya and Aditi Aree of Telangana 6-0, 6-2 in the other semi-final.

In hockey, Jharkhand came back from a huge 0-3 deficit to turn the tables on Odisha and emerge 4-3 winners set up a title clash with Haryana in the girls U-17 hockey competition on Thursday. In contrast, Haryana turned the second semi-final into a one-sided affair, hammering neighbours Punjab 4-0.

18 Jan

Shikhar Jiwrajka​, January 18, 2019: LatestLY

Maharashtra has touched the 200-mark in the second edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2019 Medal Tally on Friday. Maharashtra is on the top spot currently, with 76 Gold, 57 Silver, and 67 Bronze medals in its kitty. In the second place, is Haryana, who overtook Delhi earlier in the day. Haryana has won 48 Gold, 45 Silver, and 54 Bronze medals at KIYG 2019. Delhi slipped to the behind Haryana by a difference of a Gold medal and is at the third position currently. So far, Delhi has won 47 Gold, 33 Silver, and 47 Bronze medals in the multi-sport event. If you are looking for the latest medal standings at 2019 KIYG, then you can find the state-wise team rankings of Khelo India Youth Games here.

The Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2019, officially began from January 9, i.e. Wednesday. The opening ceremony of the second edition of KIYG saw Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Minister of State for Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore present at the grandeur event. The multi-sport event will see over 6,000 athletes across the country participating in 18 sports disciplines.

Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Football, Wrestling and Kabaddi would some of the prominent sports that will see maximum participation at KIYG 2019. The majority of the sporting events will be taking place at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, in Pune. Khelo India Youth Games 2019 Schedule Free PDF Download Online: Get Complete Timetable in IST, Venue and Other Details of KIYG in Pune.

As the sporting activities have already begun in the multi-sport event, we bring you the latest medal standings and state-wise rankings of KIYG 2019.


Khelo India Youth Games 2019 Updated Medal Tally and Team Standings


Rank State/UT Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Maharashtra 76 57 67 200
2 Haryana 48 45 54 123
3 Delhi 47 33 47 127
4 Karnataka 29 26 19 74
5 Tamil Nadu 23 32 20 75
6 Uttar Pradesh 21 24 38 83
7 Punjab 20 16 25 61
8 Kerala 11 14 25 50
9 Gujarat 11 7 15 33
10 West Bengal 10 10 10 30


Note: Medal Tally Updated till 10 PM (IST), January 18, i.e. Friday)

Last year, it was a fierce battle between Haryana and Maharashtra. However, it was Haryana which pipped Maharashtra on the last day to emerge on the top spot of the Medal Tally last year.

Haryana had won 102 medals in a total of which 38 were Gold, 26 Silver, and 38 were Bronze. On the second spot was Maharashtra with 111 medals in which it won 36 Gold, 32 Silver, and 43 Bronze. Delhi came a distant third with 94 medals of which 25 were Gold, 29 Silver and 40 Bronze.

It will be interesting to see which state emerges on the top of the medal tally at KIYG 2019. Stay tuned with LatestLY for all the latest updates about 2019 Khelo India Youth Games in Pune.

19 Jan

Kabeer Khan, Manipur take football honours, January 20, 2019: The Times of India


A year and a half ago in Mumbai, Thangboi Singto, then Kerala Blasters assistant coach, speaking about football in his home state, said: “The conditions are not like in urban cities. People play football to escape poverty and that’s why they start loving the sport.”

It showed here on Saturday, as Manipur beat Tamil Nadu 3-4 via penalty shootout to win the Khelo India Youth Games Under-21 football final. It was the state’s ninth medal in the competition, but for most of the youngsters, it was their first ever.

Manipur’s free-flowing football scored over the long balls played by Tamil Nadu boys. They lacked the finishing touch but won gold in the shootout as TN’s final kick hit the post.

“They (the parents) can see that their parents do not have money but still encourage their children to play football. It makes a difference to the family if the kid goes on to play for India at some level,” coach Shanta Singh said.

“Sport is instilled in the children from early on, but eventually they choose football. There are not too many jobs in Manipur. Most of them aspire to get a job in the police if football does not work.”

Gujarat, West Bengal and Maha win gold in TT Pune: Gujarat clinched the gold in Boys U-21 doubles category, while West Bengal did the same in Girls U-21 girls doubles category, and Maharashtra continued with its golden run winning gold in the Girls and Boys doubles Under-17 titles in Table Tennis at the Khelo India Games here Saturday.

In U-21 boys doubles final, leading the match by two games, one would have hardly thought Maharashtra would lose.

Manish wins Boys U-21 singles tennis title Pune: Sureshkumar Manish of Tamil Nadu used his allround ability to negate an aggressive Dhruv Sunish of Maharashtra 6-3, 6-3 in the boys U-21 tennis final, while Prerna Vichare of Maharashtra outlasted Priyanshi Bhandari of Gujarat 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in the girls U-17 final of the Khelo India Youth Games here on Saturday.

A day earlier, Prerna had won the Girls' Doubles and thus completed a double. Emulating her, Dev Javia, winner of Under-17 singles, partnered Krish Patel to win the Boys Under-17 double and grabbed a second gold.


Haryana beat Jharkhand to win girls’ U-17 hockey gold

Pune: Riding on striker Deepika's brace, Haryana survived a last quarter scarebefore beatingJharkhand 2-1to win the Under-17 girls hockey competition at the Khelo India Youth Games here on Saturday.

Earlier in the morning,Odisha warded off a determined Punjab challenge to emerge 3-2 winners and claim the bronze, a media release said.


Riya wins recurve bronze

Pune: Riya Tewatia turned the tables on fancied Haryana teammate Himani Kumari to win the girls Under-21 recurve bronze medal play-off in the Khelo India Games archery competition here.

Riya made the most of Himani's break in concentration when a change in set scores saw them locked 3-3 after three sets.

20 Jan

Tushar Dutt, Khelo India concludes, Maha top table with 228 medals, January 21, 2019: The Times of India


Pune: The second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games concluded here on Sunday with hopes that the Games will eventually become the multi-sport event Indian age-group athletes need.

Till now, the National Games are the only multi-discipline exposure Indian athletes have been getting. On Sundya, Khelo India CEO Sandeep Pradhan said the Games would serve as the biggest platform for age-group athletes in the country.

“For the U-17 category, it is a big platform for talent identification and development teams. With Khelo India, aspirational value has been created and now, every young athlete aims to participate in the Games. At the same time, I am confident that the U-21 category will help in reducing the dropout rate and it will eventually increase the competition at senior level,” Pradhan said. “Khelo India is now an established platform to transform sports at the grassroots level,” he added.

Meanwhile, hosts Maharashtra, on Sunday, added six more medals to their already rich tally to finish atop the medals tally.

The hosts won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze on the final day to take their tally to 228, while Haryana gathered 178 medals overall to finish second. Delhi took the third spot with 136 medals.

Maharashtra’s two gold came from archery, as Sakshi Shitole and Isha Ketan Pawar clinched the U-17 girls recurve and U-21 compound gold respectively at the Army Sports Institute ground.

Haryana too got their share of gold medals from archery as Sachin Gupta and Paras Hooda added U-17 and U-21 recurve medals for the runners-up.

In the last events, Tamil Nadu U-21 girls defeated Kerala 23-25, 11-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-9 in the volleyball final. Kerala returned the favour by clinching the U-21 boys’ title by beating Tamil Nadu 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-20.

It was an allround show by the hosts as they won medals in all of the disciplines, with swimming (42), gymnastics (39), athletics (33) and boxing (23) being the biggest contributors.

Haryana’s biggest share came from wrestling (58) and boxing (51).


2020

11 January

January 12, 2020: The Times of India

GUWAHATI: Gymnasts Asmi Ankush Badade of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh's Jatin Kumar Kanojia won a gold each to take their individual medals tally to three at the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG).

The opening day's star performer, Priyanka Dasgupta, however, stayed ahead by winning one more gold to take her total haul to four, the highest so far.

Athletics action got under way and immediately stole the limelight as four meet records were bettered.

Madhya Pradesh's Arjun Waskale won the boys Under-17 3000m race while Vivek Kumar led a medals' sweep in the boys Under-17 javelin throw, to pocket seven of the 18 medals at stake in the morning session.

The breath-taking finish of the boys Under-21 5000m witnessed a close contest at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium with defending champion Ajeet Kumar winning by the slimmest margin against a determined Sunil Dawar.

The photo finish camera had to be consulted before Ajeet Kumar was declared winner by a 100th of a second with a timing of 14:39.99s, a new meet record.

Uttarakhand broke into the medals chart with Ankita's gold in the girls Under-21 5000m with a new meet record time of 16:38.75.

At the Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium, Jatin Kumar Kanojia won the parallel bars gold by a big margin on Saturday to add to the boys Under-17 artistic gymnastics all-around crown won on Thursday and the floor exercises on Friday. The triple gold enabled him to wrap up the competition with five medals.

Maharashtra's Asmi Ankush Badade was in her elements on Saturday, dominating the girls Under-17 rhythmic gymnastics competition. Having established her superiority with the all-around title on Friday. She had no challenge in both the ball and rope routines to take gold in all three events.

Assam's Upasha Talukdar and Shreya Pravin Bhangale (Maharashtra) won the silver and bronze respectively.

12 January

January 13, 2020: The Times of India

GUWAHATI: Stealing the limelight, Kerala athlete Ancy Sojan grabbed two gold medals in Under-21 category on the third day of track and field events in the Khelo India Youth Games.

Sojan produced an impressive 6.36m performance to win the women's U-21 long jump event before emerging the fastest woman of the Games by grabbing a gold medal in the 100m dash by clocking 12.21 seconds.

The 18-year-old Sojan broke the U-21 long jump meet record with her personal best performance. She also broke the U-20 national record, eclipsing the earlier mark of 6.30m in U-20.

Her effort was impressive, considering that the best effort at the senior level in women's long jump last season was 6.42m in the name of Rintu Mathew.

A student of the Nattika Government Fisheries Higher Secondary School at Thrissur in Kerala, she had a 6.24m jump in the Kerala State School Meet last year. She had won four gold medals in the SGFI National School Athletics Championship in Sangrur last month.

Tamil Nadu's Sherin Abdul Gafoor won the silver with a best jump of 6.30m in a thrilling competition.

Hours after winning the long jump event, Sojan picked up the 100m gold.

Haryana's Nuzrat Ali emerged as fastest male athlete by claiming the U-21 100m gold in 10.77 seconds.

Telangana's Jeevanji Deepthi and Tamil Nadu's Ruthika Saravanan won the gold and silver respectively in the girls U-17 100m race after both clocked 12.26 seconds in a photo finish.

Jharkhand's Sadanand Kumar won the boys U-17 100m race in 10.95 seconds while Maharashtra's Akash Singh was second. Madhya Pradesh's Ikram Ali Khan won the men's U-21 discus throw with a new meet record of 53.82m, edging out Haryana's Abhay Gupta by just 1cm.

Pole vaulter Sandeep Kumar was Madhya Pradesh's other gold winner on Sunday, clearing 4.05m in the boys U-17 competition. In cycling, Maharashtra's Madhura Waykar (U-21) and Pooja Danole (U-17) won the individual time trials to keep their state on top of the charts across disciplines. Odisha's Dinesh Kumar and Rajasthan's Mukesh Kumar Kaswan won the boys U-21 and U-17 crowns.


13 January

January 13, 2020: My Khel

Pumped up by four gold in kabaddi, three each in archery and athletics and one each in cycling and gymnastics, Haryana amassed 17 gold after Day 4 to catapult from sixth to top spot.

Maharashtra picked up only four gold for a total of 16 to slip to the second position. It has a total of 71 medals.

Defending champions Maharashtra were well served by U-21 gymnast Aditee Ajit Dandekar and their 4x100m relay quartet but they could only watch as Haryana went for the kill across sports. Haryana dominated kabaddi but were surprisingly taken to the wire by Himachal Pradesh in the women's U-21 final. The hill state rallied from a six-point deficit at half-time to tie the scores at 27-27 at the end of regulation time.

Last year's runners-up Haryana had to dig deep into the reserves of their experience to sneak home in extra-time.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu stole the limelight in athletics, with an equally impressive five-gold show. Kerala's Ancy Sojan too made an impact, anchoring her state's U-21 4x100m relay squad to collect her third gold medal of the Games.

Three of Tamil Nadu's gold medals came in jumps, through S Saran (men's U-21 long jump), Pavithra (women's U-21 pole vault) and Babisha (women's U-21 triple jump). Their gold tally has swelled to seven from track and field, taking them to the fifth place with 8 gold out of 25 medals. Delhi and Gujarat occupied the third and fourth spots.

Haryana dominated archery too, winning seven medals including 3 gold. Himani Kumari, who missed out on a medal in Pune last year, claimed the women's U-21 title with an easy win in the final. Tisha Punia, a quarterfinalist last time, beat her team-mate Tamanna in the U-17 final while Ridhi took the bronze to ensure a sweep for them in this category.

Madhya Pradesh's compound archers Muskan Kirar (women's U-21) and Chirag Vidyarthi (boys U-17) bettered their last year's performances to bag gold medals this time. Chirag Vidyarthi had to hold his nerves in securing a 1-point win against Rajasthan's Rajesh Bishnoi. Haryana cyclist Anil Manglaw secured the most comfortable victory in the road races held on Monday. Assam's Gongutri Bordoloi won the women's U-21 road race (60km) in a stirring finish that saw the podium finishers separated only by 0.15 seconds.

Similarly, Delhi's Arshad Farid and Maharashtra's Pooja Danole outsprinted their rivals in the U-17 races but only just. Gujarat's Rushiraj Jadeja, a student of the District Level Sports School in Ahmedabad, finished sixth in qualification but came into his own to win the boys U-21 10m air rifle gold from home favourite Hridhay Hazarika. Parth Makhija (Delhi), who topped qualifying with 630.6, finished fifth, three sub-10 shots hurting him.

Rudraksh Patil (Maharashtra) took the other gold on offer in the shooting ranges on Monday, the 10m air rifle for boys U-17 with a consistent showing both in qualifying (627.2 points) and in the final where he beat Keval Prajapati (Gujarat) quite comfortably. Gujarat's judokas showed their growing prowess on the mat to win three of the eight gold medals on offer in the U-21 competition.

Seven of the state's 10 gold medals have come from the Judo competition. While Gujarat's sustained efforts to rake in medals hogged the limelight, Mizoram's Chinglinmawaii caught attention by winning the women's U-21 52kg class for her state's second gold in all.

14 January

January 15, 2020: The Times of India

GUWAHATI: Assam took their gold medal haul to six while West Bengal had three yellow metal to their credit even as Maharashtra continued to lead the medals tally at the Khelo India Youth Games.

On a day when 17 gold medals were at stake, Maharashtra and Haryana picked up two each to stay on top of the medals tally. Maharashtra with 28 gold are on top with a total of 110 medals while Haryana are distant second with 73 medals which includes 23 top podium finish.

It was at the velodrome that Maharashtra picked up their twin gold medals with Kolhapur's Pooja Baban Danole winning her fourth gold in the girls' under-17 competition and Mayur Pawar emerging the fastest under-21 rider.

Haryana U-17 rider Arab Singh won the boys' individual pursuit gold while Anjali Chaudhary claimed the girls under-21 25m pistol event to ensure that the gap with Maharashtra would not widen at the end of the day.

Uttar Pradesh edged ahead of Delhi to the third place after their boys under-17 volleyball team winning the final against a battling Uttarakhand.

Uttar Pradesh and Delhi have 17 gold and 48 medals each and were separated by the silver medal count.

West Bengal struck gold through sprint cyclist Triyasha Paul, the under-21 Mixed Team rifle shooters Ayushi Poddar and Amartya Mukherjee as well as the girls under-17 volleyball squad.

The three gold show on Wednesday helped the State slip into the top 10 with seven gold among their 22-medal collection.

Triyasha and Odisha's Swasti Singh joined Danole as multiple gold medallists in cycling competition.

Assam's Rimanju Roy showed that he could have possibly finished with a better medal in the individual pursuit by clocking a faster time in bronze medal ride-off than either rider in the under-17 final. Kerala's lone gold was won by the under-21 girls' volleyball team who overcame early nerves to find their A game and beat West Bengal in straight sets.

The Gujarat boys, who turned the table to Tamil Nadu in the semifinals, went on to beat Haryana in four sets while Uttar Pradesh boys defeated Uttarakhand by a similar margin.

15 January

January 16, 2020: The Times of India


GUWAHATI: Defending champions Maharashtra continued to rule the Khelo India Youth Games, adding five more gold to their tally on the back of a strong show by their weightlifters.

Second-placed Haryana kept snapping at Maharashtra's heels, picking up five gold, including two at the shooting range.

Maharashtra have a clear lead in terms of total medals (125) but their 33 gold may not be unbreachable, especially as the Games enter the last leg in which Haryana usually come into their own. Haryana have 28 gold at the moment and will hope to reclaim the mantle of champions that they had lost last year.

Delhi could not muster any gold on the day, allowing Uttar Pradesh to claim sole possession of the third place with 18 gold. Delhi are now fourth on the table, with 17 gold, while Kerala took the next place with 13 gold.

The Karnataka cycling quartet of Danamma Chichakha, Sahana Kudiganur, Keerthi Ramaswamy and Meghna Gugad won the women's U-21 team pursuit gold, fetching the only yellow medal for the southern state.

Haryana's 13-year-old Shiva Narwal, who claimed the sub-junior gold and third place in the Junior National Championships last month, was their top star as he won the boys U-17 10m air pistol gold.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands cyclists Celestina and David Beckham completed their respective individual double crowns. They took home eight medals, including five gold.

Cycling is the only sport from which athletes from the island won medals, but Andaman and Nicobar are placed higher than states like Uttarakhand, Odisha and Jharkhand.

The cycling competition, held for the first time in the three editions of Khelo India Games, saw Maharashtra won 20 medals, nine of them gold. Manipur and Karnataka were the other teams with double-digit medals. Maharashtra picked up three of the four gold medals on offer in weightlifting at the Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium in Dispur.

With a total lift of 134kg, Haryana's Komal Kohar took the women's U-21 45kg class title, a division that did not have any lifter from Maharashtra.

Mumbai's Soumya Dalvi defended her girls U-17 40kg class gold. Her team-mate Aarati Tatgunti challenged her to lift at least 66kg on her last clean and jerk attempt to win gold which she easily did. Assam's Chitra Chetia won the bronze medal in the girls U-17 40kg class, thanks as much to some smart thinking by her coach Alakesh Barua as to a tactical mistake by his Uttar Pradesh counterpart.

The wrestling competition got under way with Greco-Roman bouts being fought on Thursday. Haryana and Maharashtra shared the first two gold medals, winning the 55kg and 60kg classes respectively.

Maharashtra's Saddam was impressive as he emerged on top in all four 60kg bouts in the Nordic tournament format while Pradeep won the 55kg gold after his Haryana team-mate Shrikant and he had finished with three wins each since he had won the bout between them.

Uttar Pradesh's Pankaj took the third gold, claiming a comfortable win over Maharashtra's Vivek in the final.

18 January

January 18, 2020: The Times of India

GUWAHATI: Assam's Shivangi Sarma and Karnataka's Khushi Dinesh raked in their third gold medal each in the swimming competition at the Khelo India Youth Games 2020.

West Bengal's Swadesh Mondol and Karnataka's Nina Venkatesh completed a double each before Srihari Nataraj dominated the boys under-21 100m backstroke.

The four gold medals that Karnataka won in the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatics Complex, including one for Aneesh S Gowda in the 1500m freestyle event, saw the state continue its dramatic rise from outside the top 10.

They are now in the fifth spot on the medals tally with a collection of 15 gold medals to be behind Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

Maharashtra are firmly in the lead with 49 gold in haul of 179 medals while Haryana are trying hard to catch up with 40 gold in a total of 125 medals. Delhi (26 gold) and Uttar Pradesh (22) are locked in a competition of their own for the third place, with Karnataka making a game run through their swimmers.

The home state's top freestyler Shivangi Sarma's triple crown in the pool, with a win in the girls under-21 400m freestyle, helped Assam touch double-figures in terms of gold medals won. With more gold likely to come their way late on Saturday from the Lawn Bowls competition, Assam are looking forward to cracking the top 10 by the end of the day.

Maharashtra's tally was boosted by both under-21 gold medals in kho-kho. The all-round superiority of their teams was always evident on the mat and the scores reflected that well. That both the finals ended in big victories by an innings and more tells the story of Maharashtra's domination of the indigenous sport.

Even as Haryana's traditional rivals in wrestling, Maharashtra and Delhi, were giving them a run for their money, they relied on their shooters to keep stay within 10 gold medals of Maharashtra.

Their shot girls under-21 shot gun aces did not disappoint them on Saturday, Kiran holding her nerve in a shoot-off for the gold medal with Madhya Pradesh's Neeru Devi in the Trap final.

Sanjana Sood did not have to endure such stress in the Skeet final as she edged out Tamil Nadu's N Keerthana 46-45. Punjab's Vanshika Shahi (50m Rifle 3 Positions) and the Uttar Pradesh 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team of Devanshi Dhama and Sharvan Kumar took home the other two gold medals at stake in the shooting ranges.

Rajasthan's Boni Manghkya claimed the girls under-17 55kg class weightlifting gold, denying Arunachal Pradesh's Balo Yalam by 6kg in a close battle.

However, late in the evening, Markio Tario won Arunachal Pradesh's second gold medal in the sport by topping the boys' under-21 contest.

19 January

January 19, 2020: youthgames.kheloindia.gov.in


Maharashtra’s weightlifters Abhishek Suresh Nipane and Kiran Ravindra Marathe as well as the girls under-17 kho-kho team swept the first three gold medals in the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 to increase their lead over Haryana in the medals table to 12 gold and 50 medals.

Maharashtra’s delight at the Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium knew no bounds as Abhishek Nipane, a bronze medal winner in the under-21 73kg class in Pune last year, and Kiran Marathe, silver medallist a year ago, both improved on their performances to increase Maharashtra’s collection of weightlifting gold to eight out of the 18 contested so far.

Manipur’s Chingkham Nirmala Devi (under-21) and Shandrella Huyam (under-17) claimed the 59kg class crowns late on Saturday to take their State to the 11th spot on the medals chart ahead of teams like Tamil Nadu and Punjab. Nirmala Devi turned the tables on last year’s winner Ditimoni Sonowal, denying the home State the gold while Shandrella Huyam beat back a challenge by Anai Wangsu (Rajasthan) and Sanapathi Pallavi (Andhra Pradesh).

Meanwhile, Assam claimed two of the four Lawn Bowls gold medals late on Saturday evening to climb to the seventh spot in the medals tally. Sanzio Pandey and Abhilakh Handique, who formed the home State’s combination in the boys under-21 Pair event, and Suman Kumari Pandey and Suranjana Baruah, part of the girls under-21 Four squad, finished with two gold each.

Delhi girls Rajasvi Panver stunned Assam’s Adinita Kakati 21-19 in the girls under-21 singles final with a telling show of precision play. Their contest was so enthralling that spectators stayed back till pretty late in the evening to watch them showcase their skills. The Jharkhand boys under-21 Triple squad claimed the other gold with a hard-fought win against Delhi.


20 January

January 20, 2020: ‘'Business Standard

Mondal shines with triple gold, Maharashtra still on top crossing 200-medal mark

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West Bengal's Soubrity Mondal made a splash at the swimming pool by picking up three gold medals while Maharashtra's undisputed reign on top continued by crossing the 200-medal mark in the Khelo India Youth Games here on Monday.

With the three gold from the pool on Monday, Mondal and Kenisha Gupta joined fellow swimmer Shivangi Sarma (Assam), gymnast Priyanka Dasgupta (Tripura), rhythmic gymnast Asmi Badade and cyclist Pooja Danole (both Maharashtra) as well as artistic gymnast Jatin Kanojia (Uttar Pradesh) as owners of four gold medals.

Maharashtra remained entrenched at the top of the medals tally with 63 gold. The state drew immense joy in crossing the 200-medal mark, finishing the day with 204 after despite its women's U-21 basketball team losing the final to Kerala 63-88 in the title clash.

Haryana's only gold came through their girls U-17 hockey team, beating Jharkhand. Haryana led 2-1 through goals by Pinki and Dimple but Deepika Soreng completed her brace in the last minute to force a shootout. Kanika Siwach and Sonam scored for Haryana while Deepika Soreng found the mark for Jharkhand.

Mondal won gold in women's U-21 200m Individual Medley in 2:32.52 and 200m Backstroke in 2: 26.05, making the most of the absence of Gujarat ace Maana Patel, who tore an ankle ligament at the start of the 100m race a couple of days ago.

The West Bengal swimmer then helped the state's 4x100m Medley Relay squad win gold in the face of stiff competition from Assam. Kenisha Gupta and Srihari Nataraj won two gold each.

Chandigarh won the boys under-17 hockey gold, also via the penalty shoot-out after sharing four goals in regulation time with Uttar Pradesh. A goal in the final quarter by Sumit helped Chandigarh draw level with Uttar Pradesh a second time to force the shoot-out. In the bronze medal play-off, a last-ditch goal by Arshdeep Singh Jr saw Punjab take Odisha into the shoot-out.

Assam's Suditya Boruah handed Maharashtra weightlifters a rare defeat at the Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium, winning the boys under-17 89kg class gold with a total lift of 251kg. He left Maharashtra lifters Ritesh Rajendra Mhaishale (248kg) and Sanidhya Sanjay More (243kg) in his wake to give the home crowd much to cheer as they won two of the six gold at stake.

Sikkim joined the medals chart with a bronze from weightlifting. Prema Tshering Sherpa was grinning as he made it to the podium, thanks in no uncertain terms to Uttarakhand's Bittu Rajput registering no lift in snatch and Haryana's Parveen failing to lift his chosen entry clean and jerk load of 150kg in three attempts. Parveen was the leader after the snatch, with a best of 124kg.

In badminton under-21 conetst, top-seeded Satish Kumar (Tamil Nadu) will take on No. 2 Amit Rathore (Madhya Pradesh) in the final. The top two seeds Unnati Bisht (Uttarakhand) and Mir Tasnim Irfan Ali (Gujarat) will clash for girls' gold.

Punjab and Kerala ran out easy winners in the men's and women's U-21 basketball finals as they beat Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra respectively.

In the under-17 final, Rajasthan overcame Delhi's third quarter surge of 30 points with smart play to win 86-79. The girls' final was thrilling as Tamil Nadu scored two points in the final minute and held on for dear life to win 59-57.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

21 January

January 22, 2020: ‘'Youth Games Khelo India’'


The unstoppable Shivangi Sarma stamped her signature on the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 here with a fifth freestyle swimming gold medal on Tuesday to emerge the most successful individual athlete. Kenisha Gupta was just as successful, who won her third gold to add to the two relay crowns that she anchored Maharashtra’s teams to victory. 

Shivangi owned the pool, adding the 50m freestyle titles in a time of 27.43 seconds to the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle gold medals that she won over the last three days. Her decision to compete for Assam in this edition of the Games helped the hosts rise to the sixth place on the medals table ahead of formidable teams from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

There was no difference in the top five, with Maharashtra holding a handsome lead over Haryana both in terms of gold and total medals won. Maharashtra’s 74 gold, 68 silver and 92 bronze gave the State a total of 234 medals, well past the 228 that their athletes won at home in Pune last year. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka are placed above Assam.

Kenisha Gupta, a long-limbed 16-year-old Mumbaikar, held her own by winning the Under-17 50m race in a faster time despite a visibly slower start. She could claim bragging rights by clocking a faster time than the senior girl but the modest swimmer kept a low-profile despite winning five gold medals herself, letting Shivangi Sarma bask in the limelight.

Karnataka swimmer Srihari Nataraj’s loss to Mihir Ambre in the 50m freestyle final meant that he went out of the reckoning to garner five gold medals. Karnataka and Maharashtra swimmers will resume their own battle in the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatics Complex on the final day on Wednesday, with both teams having won 17 gold each.

Gujarat’s Mir Tasnim Irfan Ali beat favourite Unnati Bisht of Uttarakhand in three games in the girls under-21 singles final in the Deshbhakt Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium. Madhya Pradesh’s Sakshi Phogat took the under-17 gold with a 21-16, 23-21 victory over Riya Habbu (Maharashtra).Amit Rathore (Madhya Pradesh) beat Sathish Kumar (Tamil Nadu) 21-18, 21-19 in the boys under- 21 final while Haryana’s Bharat Raghav defeated Shubham Patel (Rajasthan) 21-19, 21-19 in the under-17 title clash.

In an all-Haryana final in the boys under-17 singles tennis in which no quarter was asked, and none given, Gurgaon’s Chirag Duhan beat Rohtak’s Krishan Hooda 6-4, 7-5. With Krishan Hooda fighting all the way, those by the courtside at the All Assam Tennis Association Complex in Chachal were treated to a really long game that extended over 17 minutes.

The girls’ final was pretty one-sided with Vaidehi Chaudhari (Gujarat) beating Telangana’s Sathwika Sama who just was unable to find her rhythm. The Ahmedabad girl ran out a 6-3, 6-1 winner, playing smart, percentage tennis and applying pressure on her rival.

There was mixed luck for the Haryana under-21 hockey teams. The girls squad beating back Odisha’s challenge with a 5-3 win after Usha and Gagangdeep Kaur scored in the final quarter. The boys lost a heart-breaking shoot-out 1-3 after drawing goal-less with Uttar Pradesh.

In the first of the football finals, Mizoram’s M Lalpektluanha scored in the 37th minute to break Assam’s hearts and help his team win the boys under-17 gold.Daman and Diu broke into the medals tally with a silver medal in boxing. Harsh Shri Bhagwan enjoyed a good run to the boys under-17 52kg class final where he lost to Shaikhom Singh (Maharashtra). National Junior Champion

Ambesori Devi (Manipur) was among the girls who climbed on top of the podium ahead of Haryana boxers.Haryana boxers, expectedly, dominated the under-17 bouts, winning eight gold and a total of 26 but Maharashtra held their own by winning six gold to ensure that the gap in the overall tally was not bridged by much.

22 Jan (final day)

January 22, 2020: The Times of India

GUWAHATI: Maharashtra retained Khelo India Youth Games champions trophy with a rich collection of 256 medals, including 78 gold, leaving Haryana to draw consolation from their 200-medal haul as the celebration of sports for the nation's youth came to a close.

Swimmer Kareena Shankta won her second individual gold medal while leading a Maharashtra sweep of the podium in the girls U-17 200m breaststroke event that saw them scoop 46 medals from the pool, including 18 gold that left Haryana in their wake.

Maharashtra's other gold medals on Wednesday came from the tennis court where Snehal Mane and Mihita Yadav rallied from the first set deficit to beat Telangana's top-seeds Sravya Chilkapudi and Sama Sathwika 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 and from the women's Under-21 weightlifter Snehal Sukumar Bhongale.

After 13 days of intense competition, Maharashtra won its second Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) trophy in a row by grabbing 78 gold, 77 silver and 101 bronze medals.


But with four Haryana boxers losing in the finals, the fight for the top place was as good as over before the action shifted to the swimming pool.

It was there that Karnataka added four gold to those won by boxer Nishant Dev and rising tennis star Reshma Maruri to leapfrog over Uttar Pradesh in the medal charts to the fourth place behind Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi.

Srihari Nataraj won the 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle gold medals to take his medal collection in the Games to five gold and three silvers.

With eight medals to show for his efforts, Srihari Nataraj shared the limelight with fellow-swimmer Shivangi Sarma (Assam) who won five gold and two silver to emerge the most successful girl in the Khelo India Youth Games.

Karnataka pocketed 21 of their 32 gold from the pool.

Haryana's domination of the boxing ring was absolute, claiming a massive 47 medals, including 15 gold and 14 silver.

A measure of their superiority can be seen from the fact that their closest rivals, Maharashtra, secured 19 medals, including six gold, a few of which were won by boxers from the North-East who are training at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.

Puducherry and Ladakh made it to the medal charts on the final day. For Puducherry, their women's U-21 over 87kg class weightlifter secured a bronze behind Snehal Sukumar Bhongale and Swati Yadav (Uttar Pradesh).

For Ladakh, making their debut in the Khelo India Games, Fahana Eliyas secured a bronze in the 69kg women's U-21 competition. It meant that as many 33 contingents from across the country went back home with at least a medal.

The home state had much to cheer about ahead of the emotional closing ceremony, having won 20 gold and 22 silver in a total of 76 medals to be seventh overall.

West Bengal, Gujarat and Punjab completed the list of top 10 states on the medals table.

The final medal tally

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Here's the full Medal Tally of Khelo India Youth Games 2020:


Rank State Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Medal Tally
1 Maharashtra 78 77 101 256
2 Haryana 68 60 72 200
3 Delhi 39 36 47 122
4 Karnataka 32 26 22 80
5 Uttar Pradesh 29 28 30 87
6 Tamil Nadu 22 32 22 76
7 Assam 20 22 34 76
8 West Bengal 19 14 20 53
9 Gujarat 16 16 20 52
10 Punjab 16 15 28 59
11 Rajasthan 15 24 12 51
12 Madhya Pradesh 15 11 20 46
13 Kerala 15 5 20 40
14 Manipur 14 20 20 54
15 Telangana 7 6 8 21
16 Chandigarh 6 2 9 17
17 Odisha 5 8 8 21
18 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 5 2 1 8
19 Uttarakhand 4 4 11 19
20 Tripura 4 1 0 5
21 Jharkhand 3 9 7 19
22 Andhra Pradesh 3 7 7 17
23 Arunachal Pradesh 3 5 4 12
24 Mizoram 3 2 5 10
25 Himachal Pradesh 2 3 2 7
26 Jammu And Kashmir 2 3 1 6
27 Chhattisgarh 1 2 4 7
28 Bihar 1 1 7 9
29 Goa 0 3 9 12
30 Daman And Diu 0 2 1 3
31 Puducherry 0 0 1 1
32 Sikkim 0 0 1 1
33 Lakshadweep 0 0 1 1
-- Dadra And Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0
-- Meghalaya 0 0 0 0
-- Nagaland 0 0 0 0
-- Ladakh 0 0 0 0

The results (finals)

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The results (all finals):

Athletics

Men

200m: 1. Rahul Kumar (University of Madras) 21.42 seconds; 2. Akshay Annapa Shetty (University of Mumbai) 21.52; 3. A Vignesh (Mangalore University) 21.75.

3000m Steeplechase: 1. Atul Poonia (Maharaja Ganga Singh University) 9:11.26 (New All India Universities record. Old 9:15.08, H Singh, Mangalore University, 2018); 2. Sumit Gorai (Punjabi University) 9:16.07; 3. Prince Raj (Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education) 9:16.86.

Triple Jump: 1. AB Arun (Mahatma Gandhi University) 15.27m; 2. P Kapil Anand (Rajiv Gandhi University) 15.26; 3. A Vaisakh (University of Kerala) 15.10.

Hammer Throw: 1. Damneent Singh (Punjabi University) 61.25m; 2. S Nirmal Raj (University of Madras) 57.68; 3. Farook Ahmed (Prof. Rajendra Singh University) 46.46.

4x400m Relay: 1. Mahatma Gandhi University (T Tigin, Ananadu Vijayan, Amal Joseph and Anirudh) 3:15.45; 2. Lovely Professional University 3:16.69; 3. University of Kerala 3:20.32.

Women

200m: 1. Dutee Chand (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) 23.66 seconds; 2. Kirti Vijay Bhoite (University of Mumbai) 24.98; 3. Deepali Mahapatra (Utkal University) 25.19.

3000m Steeplechase: 1. Komal Chandrakant Jagadale (Savitribai Phule Pune University) 10:26.63 (New All India Universities record. Old: 10:34,.53. B Zamaji, Mangalore University); 2. Golla Maheshwari (Palamuru University) 10:41,90; 3. Shail Dhama (Punjabi University) 11:23.63.

High Jump: 1. SB Supriya (Mangalore University( 1.74m; 2. Gayathry Sivakumar (Mahatma Gandhi University) 1.71; 3. Rajeswari Das (University of Calicut) 1.68.

Triple Jump: 1. B Aishwarya (Mangalore University) 12.78m; 2. Niharika Vashisht (Panjab University) 12.71; 3. Anusha G Poojary (Mangalore University) 12.10.

Hammer Throw: 1. Varsha (Mangalore University) 51.80m; 2. Kulvinder Kaur (Maharaja Ganga Singh University) 51.75; Sneha Suryakant Jadhav (Shiva ji University 51.67.

Heptathlon: 1. Sonu Kumari (Lovely Professional University) 4748 points (100mH: 15.61; HJ: 1.59; SP: 10.11; 200m: 27.38; LJ: 5.42; JT 40.24; 800m: 2:29.95); 2. Sarmistha Halder (University of Calcutta) 4245; 3. Akshatha (Karnataka State Law University) 4221.

4x400m Relay: 1. Mahatma Gandhi University (K Sneha, Anila Venu, PR Aleesha and KT Emily) 3:48.12; 2. Panjab University 3:55.45; 3. Anna University 4:14.49.

Boxing

Men

49kg class: Gurwinder Singh (Punjabi University) beat Harwinder Singh (Chandigarh University) 4-1. Bronze medals: Heli Tana Tara (Rajiv Gandhi University) and Amarjeet Sharma (Guru Nanak Dev University).

52kg class: Lalit (Chaudhary Bansi Lal University) beat Yogesh (Om Parkash Jogender Singh University) 3-2; Bronze medals: Jitendra Kumar (Lovely Professional University) and Ajay Kumar (Chandigarh University).

57 kg class: Shashikant Yadav (University of Mumbai) beat Rajpinder Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University) 5-0; Bronze medals: P Appala Raju (BR Ambedkar University, Srikakulam) and Akshay (Maharashi Dayanand University).

60kg class: Sunil Chauhan (Chaudhary Charan Singh University) beat Vijay Kumar (Guru Nanak Dev University) 4-1. Bronze medals: Jitender Thakur (Himachal Pradesh University) and Vishal Mehlawat (Sanskriti University, Mathura).

63kg class: Ashuosh Bhagat (Lovely Professional University) beat Sachin (RTM Nagpur University) 5-0. Bronze medals: Sahil (Sardar Patel University, Balaghat) and Deepak Singh (Om Parkash Jogender Singh University).

69kg class: Pawan Kumar (Maharshi Dayanand University) beat Yashpal (Kurukshetra University) 3-2; Bronze medals: Aaksah Gautam (Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya) and Sagar (University of Delhi).

75kg class: Kunal (Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani) beat Ayaan Parihar (Himachal Pradesh University) 4-1. Bronze medals: Mohit Khatana (Lovely Professional University) and Gourav (Om Parkash Jogender Singh University).

81kg class: Saksham (Himachal Pradesh University) beat Sumit (Kurukshetra University) 5-0; Bronze medals: Manvendra Singh (University of Delhi) and Anshul Kataria (RTM Nagpur University).

91kg class: Sawan Gill (Panjab University) beat Anik Verma (BR Ambedkar University, Agra) by walk-over. Bronze medals: Nishant (Sardar Patel University, Balaghat) and Abhishek Sharma (University of Rajasthan).

+91kg class: Sagar (Panjab University) beat Suryaveer Sehrawat (Chaudhary Charan Singh University), latter abandoned after 1st round. Bronze medals: Neeraj (Maharshi Dayanand University) and Jaspal Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University).

Football

Women: Annamalai University 2 (M Malavika 9th minute, S Ishwrya 16) beat Madurai Kamaraj University 1 (Ravisana Soundarpandian 54). Bronze medal play off: Guru Nanak Dev University 3 (Neha Mann 64, 67; Madhu Bala 86) beat Goa University 1 (Karishma Shirvoikar 38).

Kabaddi

Men: Guru Nanak Dev University beat Kurukshetra University 33-31. Bronze medals: Mangalore University and Shiva ji University. Women: Himachal Pradesh University beat Maharshi Dayanand University 32-19; Bronze medals: Kurukshetra University and Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya.

Table Tennis

Men: Chitkara University beat Osmania University 3-1 (Arjun Ghosh lost to SFR Snehit 6-11, 9-11, 8-11; Ronit Bhanja beat Ali Mohammed 5-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8, 15-13; Jeet Chandra beat Raghu Ram Malleboina 11-5, 11-3, 11-5; Ronit Bhanja beat SFR Snehit 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5). Bronze medals: University of North Bengal and University of Madras.

Women: University of Madras beat Delhi University 3-0 (Yashini beat Aanchal Malhotra 16-14, 11-6, 11-8; Sehala Sheela Jacob beat Priyanka Pareek 11-9, 11-9, 14-12; P Pavithra beat Kritika Malik 11-6, 11-9, 11-5). Bronze medals: University of Mumbai and SRM University.

Wrestling

Men

Freestyle

86kg class: 1. Nitesh (Chaudhary Bansi Lal University); 2. Vivek (Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University); 3. Akshay Chandrakant Kaware (Savitribai Phule Pune University).

+97kg class: 1. Yogesh (University of Rajasthan; 2. Akshay Satpal Mangawade (Shiva ji University); 3. Jasdeep Singh (Punjabi University).

Greco-Roman

67kg class: 1. Arvind Yadav (VBS Purvanchal University); 2. Mohit (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University); 3. Aman Kumar (Guru Nanak Dev University).

+98kg class: . Vinit Kumar (Punjabi University); 2. Ashok Kumar (Maharaja Surajmal Brij University); 3. Taranveer Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University).

Women

62kg class: 1. Laxmi Sitaram Pawar (Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Marathwada University); 2. Rajbha Reema (Swarnim Gujarat Sports University); 3. Preeti (VBS Purvanchal University).

76kg class: 1. Pooja (Maharshi Dayanand University) ; 2. Nikky (Dr. BR Ambedkar University, Agra); 3. Nutan Sharma (Guru Jambheshwar University).


The Khelo India University Games 2020 Medal ta lly at the end of Day 9 in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
From: March 1, 2020: Sportskeeda

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The Khelo India University Games 2020 Medal ta lly at the end of Day 9 in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha


The overall picture

Some heroes from Khelo India Youth Games 2019;
Final medal tally;
Top 10 participating states: Under 17 boys, Under 17 girls, Under 21 boys, Under 21 girls and Grand total
From: [ https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F01%2F21&entity=Ad00300&sk=519CE91A&mode=image January 21, 2019: The Times of India]

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Some heroes from Khelo India Youth Games 2019;
Final medal tally;
Top 10 participating states: Under 17 boys, Under 17 girls, Under 21 boys, Under 21 girls and Grand total

Individual states

Arunachal Pradesh

Khelo India 2019: Arunachal Pradesh net 14 medals in a standout performance, January 19, 2019: Sportskeeda


Fourteen medals is what Arunachal Pradesh have picked up at the Khelo India Youth Games. It is an impressive performance considering the fact that the first effort to provide sports infrastructure was only made in the year 2000 in the form of the SAI Special Area Games Centre.

Expectedly, weightlifting provided the biggest chunk of Arunachal’s medals - nine in all, four silver and five bronze.

The medallists from the weightlifting ring were, Silver medallists - Christina Tayeng (81kg girls' U-21), Anai Wangsu (55kg girls' U-17), Charu Pesi (61kg boys' U-17), Markio Tario (67kg boys' U-17), and Bronze medallists - Techi Nadam (45kg girls' U-21), P.H. Roshni (71kg girls' U-21), Liza Kamsha (64kg girls' U-17), Sandiya Gungli (40kg girls' U-17) and Golom Tinku (55kg boys' U-17).

In judo, Arunachal Pradesh picked up two silver and as many bronze through the Doyom sisters Kabi (U-17 girls' 48kg) and Kabin (U-21 girls' 48kg) who took back silver medals and Madin Hina (U-21 boys' 66kg) and Khomdan Wanghop (U-17 boys' 50kg), who were awarded bronze medals while boxer Kipa Parang took bronze in the U-21 boys' 52kg class.

A bulk of the state’s team live and train at the co-educational Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy which was set up at Itanagar in 2001 by the State Government under the department of sports and youth affairs. It is the only institute in the state where training and coaching are imparted along with academics.

The academy has 11 sports disciplines including archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, football, judo, karate-do, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wushu. It has qualified coaches having NSNIS sports coaching background and qualified postgraduate and trained graduate teachers.

It is to Arunachal’s credit that it has produced medal winners at the School Games, Youth Games, and various national championships despite such scarce resources. A look at some of the medal-winners at KIYG is also instructive.

The Doyom sisters, Kobin and Kabi Doyom are from the Galo tribe in the West Siang district and both train at the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy. Their parents are agriculturalists and also manage a livelihood from small-farming and local products. Both Kobin and Kabi train at the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy under judo coach Ms. Varrozami Verte Manham and have brought laurels for the state in zonal and national level championships.

Another achiever in the group is weightlifter Golom Tinku. who finished third in Boys' Under-17 55kg category. With his mother Golom Echum managing their home by herself, he is now a trainee under the Army Ordinance Corps and based in Secunderabad.

2022

The finalists

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RESULTS ALL FINALS

G: GOLD; S: SILVER; B: BRONZE

Football

Boys – G: Mizoram bt Kerala 5-1

B: Meghalaya and Karnataka

Girls – G: Tamil Nadu; S: Jharkhand; B: Haryana and Gujarat

Table Tennis

Boys

G: Jeho Himnakulh Puingheta (Mizoram) bt Ankur Bhattacharjee (West Bengal) 4-2

B: Deepit Patil (Maharashtra) bt Aadarsh Chhetri (Delhi) 4-0

Basketball

Girls

G: Punjab bt Tamil Nadu 68-57

B: Karnataka bt Rajasthan 67-62

Boys

G: Kerala bt Punjab 75-74

B: Karnataka bt Tamil Nadu 72-68

Handball

Boys

G: Delhi bt Haryana 38-31

B: Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh

Girls

G: Haryana bt Himachal Pradesh 29-28

B: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh

BOXING

Boys

Minimum Weight (46-48 KG) – G: Vishwanath Suresh (Maharashtra); S: Ashish (Haryana): B: Maan Singh (Jammu & Kashmir), Himanshu Kaushal (Delhi)

Flyweight (48-51 KG) – G: Bishwamitra Chongtham (Manipur); S: Mohammed Billal (Telangana); B: Himanshu Rawat (Delhi), Kavi (CHD)

Bantam Weight (51-54 KG) – G: Ankit (CHD); S: Victor Singh Shaikhom (Maharashtra) B: Anand Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), Gaurav (Delhi)

Feather Weight (54-57 KG) – G: Himanshu Shrivas (Madhya Pradesh); S: Vijay Singh (Maharashtra); B: Ayush (Haryana), Akash Pundir (Uttar Pradesh)

Light Weight (57-60 KG) – G: Rabichandra Singh L (Manipur); S: Harsh (D&D); B: Vikas Kumar (Madhya Pradesh), Sidharth (Uttar Pradesh)

Light Welter Weight (60-63.5 KG) – G: Vanshaj (Haryana); S: Imdad Hussain (Assam); B: Aditya Goud (Maharashtra), Vishwas Malik (Rajasthan)

Welter Weight (63.5 – 67 KG) – G: Achal Veer Karwasra (CHD); S: Anjani Kumar M (Andhra Pradesh); B: Vikas Kumar (Punjab), Mohit Kanjar (Madhya Pradesh)

Light Middle Weight (67-71 KG) – G: Harshit Rathee (Haryana); S: Ashish Hooda (CHD); B: Gagan (Delhi), Manik Singh (Maharashtra)

Middle Weight (71-75 KG) – G: Deepak (Haryana); S: Kunal Ghorpade (Maharashtra); B: Paramvir Singh (Punjab), Akash Das (Jharkhand)

Light Heavy Weight (75-80 KG) – G: Vishal (Haryana); S: Aksh Garg (Punjab); B: Himanshu (Himachal Pradesh), Ankush Chahal (Delhi)

Girls

Minimum Weight (45-48 KG) – G: Gitika (Haryana); S: Ragini Upadhyay (Uttar Pradesh); B: Yamini Kanwar (Rajasthan), Sanjana (Delhi)

Light Fly (48-50 KG) – G: Tamanna (Haryana); S: Suvidha Bhagat (Punjab); B: K Anju Devi (Karnataka), Monika Mallick (Ben)

Fly (50-52 KG) – G: Ritu (Himachal Pradesh); S: Neeru Khatri (Haryana); B: Simran Verma (Maharashtra), Yoogasri (Karnataka)

Bantam (52-54 KG) – G: Neha (Haryana); S: Aarti Dharya (UTK); B: Aikon Mili (Assam), Rishika R Hole (Maharashtra)

Feather (54-57 KG) – G: Preeti (Haryana); S: H. Griviya Devi (Manipur); B: Renu (CHD), Anju (Rajasthan)

Light (57-60 KG) – G: Preeti Dahiya (Haryana); S: Kalapana (Rajasthan); B: Shaheen Gill (Punjab), Lakshita Sharma (Madhya Pradesh)

Light Welter (60-63 KG) – G: Isha Gurjar (Rajasthan); S: Rudy Lalhmingmunai (Mizoram); B: M Swetha (Tamil Nadu), Riya (Delhi)

Welter (63-66 KG) – G: Sneha Kumari (Himachal Pradesh); S: Muskan (Haryana); B: Vishakha Vartiya (Punjab), Anjali Chahar (Uttar Pradesh)

Light Middle (66-70 KG) – G: Lashu Yadav (Haryana); S: Shivani (Delhi); B: Sneha (Rajasthan), Saie Vinayak Davkhar (Maharashtra)

Middle (70-75 KG) – G: Khushi (Punjab); S: Ekta (Himachal Pradesh); B: Reena (Rajasthan), Sneha (Haryana)

Kho Kho

Girls

G: Maharashtra bt Odisha 21-20

B: West Bengal bt Punjab

Boys

G: Maharashtra bt Odisha 14-11

B: Delhi bt West Bengal 1-0


Medal tally

Utathya Nag, June 13, 2022: Olympics

Final KIYG 2021 medal tally


1

Haryana

52

39

46

137

2

Maharashtra

45

40

40

125

3

Karnataka

22

17

28

67

4

Manipur

19

4

5

28

5

Kerala

18

19

18

55

6

Delhi

15

15

49

79

7

Tamil Nadu

14

14

24

52

8

Madhya Pradesh

12

11

15

38

9

Punjab

11

15

16

42

10

Rajasthan

8

9

15

32

11

West Bengal

7

8

12

27

12

Uttar Pradesh

6

17

19

42

13

Chandigarh

5

4

7

16

14

Gujarat

4

11

9

24

15

Andhra Pradesh

4

4

5

13

16

Jammu and Kashmir

3

5

6

14

17

Jharkhand

3

3

6

12

18

Himachal Pradesh

3

2

1

6

19

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3

1

1

5

20

Assam

2

11

8

21

21

Telangana

2

4

7

13

22

Chhattisgarh

2

3

6

11

23

Tripura

2

1

4

7

24

Mizoram

2

1

1

4

25

Goa

2

1

0

3

26

Odisha

1

5

3

9

27

Arunachal Pradesh

1

4

2

7

28

Bihar

1

0

1

2

29

Uttarakhand

0

3

2

5

30

Ladakh

0

1

1

2

31

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

0

1

0

1

32

Puducherry

0

0

3

3

33

Meghalaya

0

0

1

1

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