Khelo India youth games: Nikita Kumari of Rajasthan wins gold in discus throw event

January 24, 2024 9:22 PM

Khelo India youth games: Nikita Kumari of Rajasthan wins gold in discus throw event

In the khelo India youth games, Nikita Kumari of Rajasthan won the gold in discus throw event. She was followed by Riddhi from Haryana winning the silver while Bhakti Gawade from Maharashtra won the bronze. In the triple jump match  Paveena Rajesh from Tamil Nadu won the  gold followed by Pamela Var shini.G. from Tamil Nadu winning silver and P.V.Abirami from Kerala taking the bronze medal. In the volleyball girls' event today,  West Bengal defeated Kerala 3-0. In the hammer throw boys&...

Khelo India Youth Games: Haryana's Weightlifter Sanjana breaks seven records, Maharashtra continues to dominate

February 10, 2023 9:02 AM

Khelo India Youth Games: Haryana's Weightlifter Sanjana breaks seven records, Maharashtra continues to dominate

At the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana's Weightlifter Sanjana broke seven records while performing brilliantly in the 76 kg category on the 11th day yesterday. Haryana also won the title in both boys and girls category in Kabaddi. Madhya Pradesh's boys and girls hockey teams reached the finals by showing excellent skills and secured two medals for the host. Maharashtra continues to dominate the Khelo India Youth Games. Players from Maharashtra have so...

Khelo India Youth Games: Maharashtra leads medals tally with 83 medals including 28 gold

February 7, 2023 8:05 AM

Khelo India Youth Games: Maharashtra leads medals tally with 83 medals including 28 gold

In the Khelo India Youth Games in Madhya Pradesh, swimming, judo, rowing and some other sports competitions are starting from today. While in weightlifting, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra's weightlifters won gold medals by setting new records yesterday. Tamil Nadu's Dhanush L lifted a total of 192 kg and Maharashtra's Vinatai made new records by lifting 129 kg. Maharashtra topped the medal tally with 83 medals including 28 gold, 30 silver and 25 bronze medals. Haryana and ...

Two national youth records set in athletics events at Khelo India Youth Games

February 6, 2023 8:20 AM

Two national youth records set in athletics events at Khelo India Youth Games

Two national youth records were set in athletics events at the Khelo India Youth Games in Madhya Pradesh yesterday. Delhi's Sonam created a new record in 200 metre steeplechase with a timing of 6.45.71 minutes. While, Siddharth Chaudhary of Rajasthan set a new record of 21.04 meters in shot put. In athletics, the overall championship in the boys' category was won by Madhya Pradesh and in the girls' category by Maharashtra. In the medal tally, Maharashtra is at the firs...

Khelo India Youth Games: Haryana leads medals tally with 102 medals including 36 golds

June 11, 2022 2:00 PM

Khelo India Youth Games: Haryana leads medals tally with 102 medals including 36 golds

In the Khelo India Youth Games, Haryana retained the top position in the medal tally with 36 gold, 30 silver and 36 bronze medals. Haryana has so far grabbed 102 medals. Maharashtra is at second position with 90 medals including 34 gold, 31 silver and 25 bronze medals. Karnataka remained at third place with 17 gold, 12 silver and 16 bronze medals. Manipur is at fourth place with 13  gold, three silver and four bronze medals. Tamil Nadu is at fifth place with 11 gold, 12 silver and 16 bronze meda...

Govt approves inclusion of four indigenous sports in Khelo India Youth Games 2021

December 21, 2020 2:35 PM

Govt approves inclusion of four indigenous sports in Khelo India Youth Games 2021

The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous Games to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. The games include, Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba.   Speaking about the decision, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, India has a rich heritage of indigenous sports and it is  a priority for the Sports Ministry to preserve, promote and popularise these games. He said, there is no better platform than the Khelo India Games where a...

Khelo India Youth Games to conclude in Guwahati today

January 22, 2020 2:23 PM

Khelo India Youth Games to conclude in Guwahati today

In the 3rd Khelo India youth games in Guwahati, 44 medals are at the stake on the concluding day today. Punjab defeated Assam in boys under 21 football by 2 goals to nil. In weightlifting, Manipur Martina won gold. Haryana today got 6 gold in under 21 boxing. Ankushita Bodo of Assam won gold.  Maharashtra continues on top of medal tally with 245 medal including 75 gold. Haryana is on second place with 63 gold and Delhi is on third position with 36 gold.

Khelo India Youth Games: Maha bags all four Gold medals in Kho Kho events

January 19, 2020 8:51 PM

Khelo India Youth Games: Maha bags all four Gold medals in Kho Kho events

In the Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati, Maharashtra dominated the Kho Kho events by winning all the 4 Gold medals in under-17 and under-21 boys and girls categories. Maharashtra is leading the overall medal tally with 60 gold followed by Haryana with 45 gold. Assam is in 6th position in the medal tally with 13 gold. In swimming, Assam's Shivangi Sarma today won gold in 100-meter freestyle taking her personal gold tally to 4.  AIR correspondent reports, in wrestling, Haryana grabbed ...

K'taka wins five Gold in Swimming in Khelo India

January 17, 2020 8:00 PM

K'taka wins five Gold in Swimming in Khelo India

In the Khelo India youth games in Guwahati, Karnataka won 5 gold in the swimming today followed by Maharashtra with 3 gold. Assam girl Shivangi Sarma clinched 2 gold in swimming. In wrestling, Haryana clinched 7 Gold medal so far. Haryana's Rahul, Ajay, Manju won gold in their categories in wrestling. Maharashtra is leading the medals tally with a total of 147 medals including 40 gold. Haryana is in the second position with a total 107 medals that include 35 gold.  AIR correspondent rep...