Indian indigenous sport Mallakhamb began at the 36th National Games yesterday. Mallakhamba is the display of aerial yoga and wrestling grips with vertical stationary or hanging wooden pole performed by a gymnast. This is one of the five new sports to be played at the National Games this year. The sport made its debut at the Khelo India University Games earlier this year where Madhya Pradesh bagged 12 medals including 5 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze.<br />''<br />''In other events yesterday, Maharashtra won gold in the women's diving 1-meter springboard event. In Women's Hockey, Haryana advanced to the semifinals defeating Karnataka by 6-0.<br />''<br />''In Men's Football, Karnataka lost to West Bengal by 1-3, however, both teams have entered the semifinals. In Women's Hockey, Jharkhand won over Uttar Pradesh with a score of 6-1.<br />''<br />''In swimming, Olympian Shrihari Nataraj of Karnataka set a new national games record in the 100-meter backstroke event by clocking 55.80 seconds. Nina Venkatesh of Karnataka also made a new record by clocking 28.38 seconds in 50 meter women's butterfly event.<br />''<br />''So far, Services is dominating the medal tally with 96 medals including 41 gold, 29 silver, and 29 bronze followed by Haryana with 72 medals including 29 gold, 23 silver, and 20 bronze. Maharashtra at third position with 93 medals including 24 gold, 24 silver, and 45 bronze.<br />