Jaipur: Chandigarh University secured nine gold medals out of 10 on offer in canoeing and kayaking on Wednesday to move to the top of the table after day 10 of the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025. Chandigarh also secured gold for the men’s team in table tennis, pushing Guru Nanak Dev University to second place in the overall standings with 33 gold, 13 silver and 9 bronze medals.
Additionally, four meet records were set at the athletics facility at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here for the second consecutive year.
The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 will be held in seven cities in Rajasthan. A total of 4,448 athletes from 222 universities compete against each other in 23 medal disciplines. The games will be held under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in association with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and will be hosted by Poornima University.
Guru Kashi University’s Tongbram Roshan Singh won the 500m individual canoe race, escaping a clean sweep by Chandigarh University in Udaipur.
On Wednesday, most of the action in Jaipur focused on the athletics track and it was an exciting day of competition.
Panjab University (men’s 4x400m), Shintomon CB (men’s 110m hurdles) of Mahatma Gandhi University, Sanya Yadav (women’s discus) and Aleena T Saji (women’s triple jump) of Mahatma Gandhi University surpassed the meet records on Wednesday, equaling the total number of meet records broken so far in this edition of the Khelo India University Games to nine.
The race that had everyone on the edge of their seats was the men’s 4x400m final where Mumbai University led the race until the final 100m when Lokesh Singh Gurjar of Panjab University overtook Yash Joshi to secure the gold medal for his team with a time of 3:12.40 seconds. In fact, Mumbai University’s timing of 3:12.73 seconds was also better than Mangalore University’s previous betting record of 3:13.44 seconds.
Earlier, Shintomon CB led the men’s 110m final from start to finish by beating former KIUG record holder Vikas Khodke and All India University record holder Rahil Sakeer, vice-president of the University of Calicut.
Khodke, who held the previous KIUG record of 14.40 seconds, won silver in a photo finish with Rahil Sakeer, both of whom finished the race with a time of 14.52 seconds.
In the field events, Sanya Yadav of Guru Kashi University also improved the KIUG meet record in women’s discus throw with a distance of 50.73m in her second attempt, surpassing the previous record of 50.60m set by Shalini Chaudhary of Barkatullah University.
The gold and silver medalists in the women’s triple jump also surpassed the previous KIUG record on Wednesday: Aleena jumped to a distance of 13.09m in her second attempt, while Panjab University’s Arshdeep Kaur managed a distance of 12.80m in her fourth attempt.
The previous record of 12.78m was held by Aishwarya B of Mangalore University.
At the Jagatpura shooting range, Paris Olympics bronze medalist Sarabjot Singh joined forces with Palak to win the 10m air pistol mixed team gold by defeating KLEF University’s Mukesh Nelavalli and Dwaram Pranavi 17-15 in the final. Guru Nanak Dev University secured the bronze medal.
In the women’s football final at the Poornima University ground, Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani defeated Guru Nanak Dev University 2-0 thanks to a goal each from Pooja (10th minute) and Nancy (83rd minute) to secure the gold medal. Nancy had also scored the winning goal for Chaudhary Bansi Lal University in the semi-final against Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar.
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology clinched the first women’s hockey gold in the history of the Khelo India University Games by defeating ITM University, Gwalior 1-0 in the final. Aliva Jate scored the winning goal for KIIT in the 34th minute.
In the men’s hockey final, Gurukul Kangri defeated Vishwavidyalaya Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith 5-1.
In Jodhpur, Chitkara University failed to achieve a grand double in table tennis. While their women’s team defeated Adamas University 3-0, their men’s team lost 2-3 to Chandigarh University after taking a 2-0 lead in the final.
Meanwhile, the Fit India Zone, set up at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur from the opening day of KIUG 2025, brought together key fitness elements to create a dynamic, immersive and interactive experience for all visitors. The zone has three main elements including a high-energy fitness challenge zone with exciting prizes, a dedicated cycling zone and comprehensive physical and mental fitness assessments conducted by Abhinav Bindra Target Performance.
On Wednesday, Fit India held a press conference with Dr. Neeraj K Pawan, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of Rajasthan, who announced the launch of the Khelo Rajasthan Initiative, which is in line with our Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a healthier nation. Dr. Pawan also announced that SMS Stadium will soon be a vehicle-free zone and only bicycles will be used for commuting within the complex.
RESULTS
ATHLETICS
Women
100m Hurdles: Gold – Srireshma S (Univ of Madras) 14.20 seconds; Silver – Aliza Mulla (Mumbai Uni) 14.29 seconds; Bronze – Shiny Gladssia S (Meenakshi Academy) 14.33 seconds
200m: Gold – Samriti Jamwal (University of Himachal Pradesh) 25.07 seconds; Silver – Rishita Kaur (Panjab University) 25.46 seconds; Bronze – Jyothika (Jain University) 25.62 seconds
4x400m relay: Gold – Lovely Professional University 3:45.66 seconds; Silver – Guru Nanak Dev University 3:53.31 seconds; Bronze – University of Madras 3:54.19 seconds
Triple Jump: Gold – Aleena T. Saji (Mahatma Gandhi Univ) 13.09 m (meet record); Silver – Arshdeep Kaur (Panjab University) 12.80 seconds; Bronze – Lalita Jangir (Lovely Professional University) 12.28 m
Discus Throw: Gold – Sandhya Yadav (Guru Kashi University) 50.73m (meet record); Silver – Priya (Chandigarh University) 48.83 m; Bronze – Akhila Raju (Mahatma Gandhi Univ Kottayam) 47.28 m
Men
110m Hurdles: Gold – Shintomon CB (Mahatma Gandhi Univ, Kottayam) 14.32 seconds (record); Silver – Vikas Khodke (Shivaji University) 14.516 seconds; Bronze – Rahil Sakeer VP (Univ of Calicut) 14.518 seconds
200m: Gold – Gokul Pandiyan (SRM University) 21.30 seconds; Silver – Abhay Singh (KIIT) 21.52 seconds; Bronze – Yash Joshi (University of Mumbai) 21.67 seconds
4×400 meter relay: Gold – Panjab University 3:12.40 seconds; Silver – University of Mumbai 3:12.73 seconds; Bronze – University of Calicut 3:14.09.
10,000m: Gold – Simran Singh (GNDU) 30:23.07 seconds; Silver – Shubham Baliyan (Lamrin Tech Skills University) 30:29.02 seconds
High Jump: Gold – Sudeep (Kuvempu University) 2.08m; Silver – Mukesh (University of Madras) 2.08m; Uchchaal Kumar Roy (Adamas University) 2.08 m
Hammer throw: Gold – Dupinder Singh (Panjab Univ) 63.93 m; Silver – Gurdev Singh (Guru Kashi Univ) 60.45m; Bronze – Jai Chand (Guru Kashi Univ) 57.19 m
CANOEING and KAYAKING
Women
C-1: Gold – Salam Chaoba Devi (Chandigarh University) 02:33.077 seconds; Silver – Anu (Panjab University) 02:37.577 seconds; Bronze – Riya (Guru Kashi University) 02:46.418 seconds
C-2: Gold – University of Chandigarh 02:13.846s; Silver – Panjab University 02:18.720 seconds; Bronze – Savitribai Phule Pune University 02:21.187 seconds
K-1: Gold – Pooja (Chandigarh University) 02:15.273 seconds; Silver – Samara A Chacko (GNDU) 02:21.553 seconds; Bronze – Nidhi (Barkatullah University) 02:25.976 seconds
K-2: Gold – Chandigarh University 02:14.786 seconds; Silver – Panjab University 02:17.133s; Bronze – Punjabi University 02:30.627 seconds
K-4: Gold – Chandigarh University 02:01.852 seconds; Silver – Panjab University 02:10.312s; Bronze – Shivaji University 02:21.949 seconds
Men
C-1: Gold – Tongbram Roshan Singh (Guru Kashi Uni) 02:07.602 seconds; Silver – Alpesh Dhule (SPPU) 02:08.932 seconds; Bronze – Adarsh Krishnankutty (Kerala University) 02:10.462 seconds
C-2: Gold – Chandigarh University 01:55.329s; Silver – University of Kerala 01:58.235s; Bronze – Indira Gandhi University 02:08.766 seconds
K-1: Gold – Ningombam Manjeet Meetei (Chandigarh University) 01:53.868 seconds; Silver – Yogesh Singh (Punjabi University) 01:57.778 seconds; Bronze – Vishal Goswami (LPU) 01:59.939 seconds
K-2: Gold – Chandigarh University 01:51.822 seconds; Silver – University of Kerala 01:55.093s; Bronze – Bharati Vidyapeeth 01:57.599 seconds
K-4: Gold – Chandigarh University 01:30.415 seconds; Silver – Guru Nanak Dev University 01:30.722s; Bronze – Panjab University 01:32.325 seconds
SOCCER (final)
Women: Gold – Chaudhary Bansilal University, Biwani; Silver – Guru Nanak Dev University; Bronze – Lovely Professional University, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
Ice hockey (final)
Women: Gold – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology; Silver – ITM University; Bronze – Guru Nanak Dev University
Men: Gold – Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya; Silver – Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth; Bronze – Bengaluru City University
SHOOT
Men
10m Air Pistol, Mixed Team: Gold – Panjab University; Silver – KLEF University; Bronze – Guru Nanak Dev University
50m Rifle 3 Positions: Gold – Sartaj Tiwana (LPU) 459; Silver – Surya Pratap Singh Banshtu (PU) 455.1; Bronze – Hitesh S (ANU) 444.1
50m Rifle 3 Position Team: Gold – Lovely Professional University 1744; Silver – Rabindranath Tagore University 1719; Bronze – Savitribai Phule Pune University 1718
TABLE TENNIS (final)
Women: Gold – Chitkara University; Silver – Adamas University; Bronze – University of Chandigarh, University of Panjab
Men: Gold – Chandigarh University; Silver – Chitkara University; Bronze – Jain University, Adamas University
