Maharashtra riding on the clean sweep of golds in Mallakhamb and Modern Pentathlon took a lead of over ten golds in the medal tally over contenders Haryana and defending champions, Services Sports Control Board in the 37th National Games.
Kerala Women beat Karnataka 57-54 to defend their title and win the gold, while Punjab Men won gold beating defending champions Tamil Nadu 105-103 in overtime in basketball. Punjab had lost to Tamil Nadu in the finals of the last edition of the games.
R. Sreekala top scored for Kerala with 29 points while Sanjana Ramesh top scored for Karnataka with 21 points in the tightly contested women’s finals. Earlier, Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh 92-65 to win the bronze medal.
In the men’s finals, Indian international Amjyot Singh’s massive 42 point performance helped Punjab dethrone Tamil Nadu to win the gold. B. Soorya top scored for Tamil Nadu with 28 points. Delhi beat Services 93-56 to secure the bronze medal with big performances from Indian team Captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi and Joginder Singh.
Odisha’s gymnast Pranati Nayak won her fourth gold medal of the games, winning the Women’s Artistic Balancing Beam category with 11.733 points. Pranati Das of West Bengal secured the silver, her fourth of the games and Mallika Kulshreshtha of Delhi won the Bronze.
In Rhythmic Gymnastics, Haryana’s Life Adlakha denied Maharashtra’s Sanyukta Kale the clean sweep by clinching the gold medal in Ribbon category with 23.70 points. Sanyukta Kale won the silver and Richa Chordia won the bronze.
Maharashtra swept all the gold medals in Mallakhamb. They grabbed all the six gold medals on offer with Rupali Gangawane winning two gold medals in women’s rope and pole categories.
In the Women’s 81 Kg, N. Lalitha of Andra Pradesh lifted a total of 211 Kg on her way to gold. Vanshitha Verma Chandigarh won the silver with a total lift of 208 Kg and Rakhi Purohit of Rajasthan won bronze with an aggregate lift of 207 Kg.
In the 102 Kg Men’s Kojum Tara of SSCB won the gold with a total lift of 330 Kg, four kilos more than Goa’s Shubham Verma who lifted 326 Kg and five kilos more than Mohammed Jameir Hussain who lifted 325 Kg. In the Women’s 87 Kg, Maharashtra’s Komal Wakale won gold with a total lift of 205 Kg and Karnataka’s B.N Usha won the silver with a lift of 203 Kg and Rakhi of Haryana won bronze with a lift of 196 Kg.
Maharashtra continued their dominance in Modern Pentathlon, winning all five golds in the Biathle. Parth Mirage and Mansi Vinod Mohite won three gold medals each in the individual and team events.
In Fencing, SSCB clinched the gold medal in Men’s Sabre Team event beating Maharashtra in the finals. Punjab and Rajasthan secured the bronze medals. In Women’s Foil Individual, Tamil Nadu’s Ashitha S. Joy’s beat V.P Kanagalakshmi of Kerala in the final to win the gold. Waikhom Sonia Devi of Manipur and Isha of Haryana won the bronze medals.
Important Results:
Weightlifting
Women’s 81 KG
Gold – N. Lalitha (Andhra Pradesh) – Snatch – 96 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 115 Kg, Total – 211 Kg
Silver – Vanshita Verma (Chandigarh) – Snatch – 90 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 118 Kg, Total – 208 Kg
Bronze – Rakhi Purohit (Rajasthan) – Snatch – 91 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 116 Kg, Total – 207 Kg
Men’s 102 KG
Gold – Kojum Taba (SSCB) – Snatch-148 Kg, Clean & Jerk-182 Kg, Total- 330 Kg
Silver – Shubham Verma (Goa) – Snatch-143 Kg, Clean & Jerk-183 Kg, Total – 326 Kg
Bronze – Md. Jameir Hussain (Assam) – Snatch-145 Kg, Clean & Jerk-180 Kg, Total- 325 Kg
Women’s 87 Kg
Gold – Komal Wakale (Maharashtra) - Snatch-93 Kg, Clean & Jerk-112 Kg, Total- 205 Kg
Silver – B.M Usha (Karnataka) –Snatch-95 Kg, Clean & Jerk-108 Kg, Total- 203 Kg
Bronze – Rakhi (Haryana) Snatch-87 Kg, Clean & Jerk-109 Kg, Total-196 Kg
Men’s 109 Kg
Gold – Lovpreet Singh (SSCB) – Snatch-151 Kg, Clean & Jerk-182 Kg, Total – 333 Kg
Silver – B.S.D Vishnu Vardhan (Andhra Pradesh) – Snatch-141 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 112 Kg, Total- 320 Kg
Bronze – Akash Kaushal (Madhya Pradesh) – Snatch-141 Kg, Clean & Jerk-178 Kg, Total – 319 Kg
Gymnastics
Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics
Clubs Final
Gold – Sanyukta Prasen Kale (Maharashtra) – 24.30
Silver – Life Adlakha (Haryana) – 23.15
Bronze – Richa Sagar Chordia – 20.30
Ribbon Final
Gold – Life Adlakha (Haryana) – 23.70
Silver – Sanyukta Prasen Kale (Maharashtra) – 23.15
Bronze – Richa Chordia (Maharashtra) – 20.15
Artistic Gymnastics
Men Vaulting Table
Gold – Ruban Meitei Sanasam (Manipur) – 13.217
Silver – Mohammad Anas (Odisha) – 13.033
Bronze – Ujwal Naidu (Karnataka) – 12.984
Women Balancing Beam
Gold – Pranati Nayak (Odisha) – 11.733
Silver – Pranati Das (West Bengal) – 10.867
Bronze – Mallika Kulshreshtha (Delhi) – 10.267
Women Floor
Gold – Pranati Das (West Bengal) – 11.533
Silver – Pranati Nayak (Odisha) – 11.400
Bronze – Eshitaa Sunil Rewale (Maharashtra) – 11.100
Men Parallel Bars
Gold – Saif Sadik Tamboli (SSCB) – 13.500
Silver – Tapan Mohanty (Odisha) – 13.100
Bronze – Yogeshwar Singh (Haryana) – 13.067
Men Horizontal Bar
Gold – Yogeshwar Singh (Haryana) – 13.300
Silver – Saif Sadik Tamboli (SSCB) – 12.567
Bronze – Siddharth Verma (Uttar Pradesh) – 12.433
Men’s Still Rings
Gold – K.P Swathish (Kerala) – 13.267
Silver – Tapan Mohanty (Odisha) – 12.900
Bronze – Rakesh Patra (SSCB) – 12.867
Basketball 3x3
Men Gold Medal Match
Rajasthan bt Delhi – 21-17
Bronze Medal Match
Punjab bt Madhya Pradesh – 21-16
Women’s Gold Match
Telangana bt Delhi – 17-14
Women’s Bronze Medal Match
Chattisgarh bt Madhya Pradesh – 20-14
Basketball 5x5
Men’s Gold Medal Match
Punjab bt Tamil Nadu – 105-103
Men’s Bronze Medal Match
Delhi bt SSSCB – 93-56
Women’s Gold Medal Match
Kerala bt Karnataka – 57-54
Women’s Bronze Medal Match
Tamil Nadu bt Uttar Pradesh – 92-65
Modern Pentathlon
Biathle Women Team
Gold – Maharashtra
Silver – Madhya Pradesh
Bronze – Haryana
Biathle Mixed Relay
Gold – Mansi Mohite, Parth Mirage (Maharashtra)
Silver – Rama Sonkar, Ankur Chahar (Madhya Pradesh)
Bronze – Pratiksha Velip, Yug Dalvi (Goa)
Biathle Men
Gold – Parth Mirage (Maharashtra)
Silver – Angad Ingalekar (Maharashtra)
Bronze – Abhishek Modanwal (Madhya Pradesh)
Biathle Men Team
Gold – Maharashtra
Silver – Madhya Pradesh
Bronze – Goa
Biathle Women
Gold – Mansi Mohite (Maharashtra)
Silver – Dolly Patil (Madhya Pradesh)
Bronze – Rama Sonkar (Madhya Pradesh)
Fencing
Women’s Foil Individual
Gold – Ashitha S. Joys (Tamil Nadu)
Silver – V.P Kanagalakshmi (Kerala)
Bronze – Waikhom Sonia Devi (Manipur)
Isha (Haryana)
Men’s Sabre Team
Gold – SSCB
Silver – Maharashtra
Bronze – Punjab
Rajasthan
Pencak Silat
Men’s Tanding Class 45-50 Kg
Gold – Ramchandra Badak (Maharashtra)
Silver – I. Rahim (Tamil Nadu)
Bronze – Ashu Kumar (Madhya Pradesh)
Suraj Kumar (Punjab)
Women’s Tanding Class 45-50 Kg
Gold – Aditi Naharla (Rajasthan)
Silver – Tanu Sen (Madhya Pradesh)
Bronze – Gaytri Negi (Uttarakhand)
Parmesh Chauhan (Goa)
Men’s Tanding Under 45 Kg
Gold – Dhanajay Sandugade (Maharashtra)
Silver – Nitin (Haryana)
Bronze – Prasana Bendre (Daman & Diu)
Ajay Karbotkar (Goa)
Women’s Tanding Under 45 Kg
Gold – Seema Rani (Haryana)
Silver – Simran (Punjab)
Bronze – Debika Boroh (Assam)
Shamjetshabam (Manipur)
Women’s Football
Pool B: Odisha bt Chandigarh – 4-0, Haryana bt Goa – 4-1
Beach Football Men’s
Pool A: Kerala bt Jharkhand – 15-1, Lakshadweep bt Delhi – 9-3
Pool B: Goa bt Odisha – 12-3, Punjab bt Uttarakhand – 12-7
Billiards & Snooker
League Stages
6 Red Snooker (Women)
Vidya Pillai (Karnataka) bt Giana Rego (Maharashtra) – 3-0
Ishika Shah (Madhya Pradesh) bt Simran (Delhi) – 3-0
Suniti Damani (West Bengal) bt Astha Mistry (Gujarat) – 3-0
Neena Praveen (Tami Nadu) bt Elain Jane Gonsalves (Goa) – 3-0
15 Red (Women)
Amee Kamani (Madhya Pradesh) Beat Pooja Galundia (Rajasthan) – 2-0
Anupama Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu) Beat Neeta Kothari (West Bengal) – 2-0
Aanya Patel (Gujarat) Beat Arantxa Sanchis (Maharashtra) – 2-1
Varsha Sanjeev (Karnataka) Beat Shilpa Santhappa (Goa) – 2-0
Billiards (Men)
Round of 16
B. Bhaskar (Karnataka) bt Avinash Kumar(Delhi) 3-0
Jagadesh .B (Tamil Nadu) bt Anmoldeep Singh 3-0
Aamer Hussain (West Bengal) bt Amit B. Shah (Kerala) – 3-1