• Jain University add four swimming golds to overnight tally of eight
• Chandigarh’s Harsh Saroha upsets Olympian Srihari Nataraj in 50m butterfly
• Wrestler Sagar of KN Modi University brings golden cheer for hosts Rajasthan
Jaipur, November 26: Trap shooters Neeru Dhanda and Aditya Bharadwaj powered Guru Nanak Dev University to a clean sweep of all four shotgun medals at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025, held at the Jagatpur Shooting Range. Their cyclists also dominated by winning both individual road races, taking GNDU’s gold tally into double digits.
The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 is spread across seven cities of Rajasthan, featuring 4448 athletes from 222 Universities competing in 23 disciplines. The Games are conducted under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and hosted by Poornima University.
At the end of Day 3 action, Jain University continued to top the medal standings with 12 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals. Guru Nanak Dev University climbed to second spot with 10 gold, while Lovely Professional University held third position with eight gold medals.
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Neeru Dhanda Wins Fourth Straight KIUG Gold
Asian Shooting Championships gold medallist Neeru Dhanda clinched her fourth consecutive KIUG individual trap gold with a final score of 47 points. Teammates Manisha Keer (39) and Nandika Singh (30) completed a GNDU podium sweep. GNDU also secured the team gold with a score of 344.
“I was determined to win the gold today as this is going to be my last Khelo India University Games… I wanted to end this with another gold medal,”
Neeru had earlier finished second in qualifying behind Manisha but elevated her performance in the finals.
Aditya Bharadwaj Leads GNDU Men to Golden Double
Aditya Bharadwaj clinched the men’s trap gold with a score of 45, leading GNDU to another golden double. Jungsher Singh Virk (Punjabi University) took silver with 43, while Bhaktiyaar Malik (Manav Rachna) claimed bronze.
GNDU Cyclists Dominate Road Races
Meenakshi Rohilla added the women’s individual road race gold to her time trial title, while Akshar Tyagi won the men’s event, taking GNDU’s tally to 10 gold medals.
Jain University Extends Swimming Dominance
Defending champions Jain University maintained their lead with four swimming golds, including both 4x100 freestyle relays. Nina Venkatesh won the women’s 50m butterfly, and Bhavya Sachdeva triumphed in the women’s 400m IM.
Harsh Saroha Stuns Olympian Srihari Nataraj
Chandigarh University’s Harsh Saroha produced a standout performance, beating Olympian Srihari Nataraj in the men’s 50m butterfly with a time of 24.90s. He later added the 200m butterfly gold, while teammate Ishan Rathi won the 200m backstroke.
Rajasthan’s Sagar Brings Home Gold
At the wrestling venue in Bharatpur, Sagar from Dr KN Modi University, Paiki, grabbed the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman gold defeating Ritik of Guru Kashi University. Ritik appeared hampered by a leg injury, and Sagar capitalised to secure his second KIUG gold after his 130kg triumph last year in Kohima.
RESULTS
BADMINTON (Quarterfinals)
Men
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam bt Shri JJT University Jhunjhunu 3-1
- Chitkara University bt Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 3-2
- Panjab University bt Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University 3-1
- University of Mumbai bt SRM University 3-2
Women
- Chitkara University bt Shri JJT University Jhunjhunu 2-0
- Lovely Professional University bt Savitribai Phule Pune University 2-0
- SRM University bt KIIT 2-0
- Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak bt Jain University 2-1
CYCLING
Women – Individual Road Race
- Gold – Meenakshi Rohilla (GNDU)
- Silver – Muskan Gupta (VNSGU)
- Bronze – Hemlata Dhakad (Bagalkot Uni)
Men – Individual Road Race
- Gold – Akshar Tyagi (GNDU)
- Silver – Adwaith Sankar SS (University of Kerala)
- Bronze – Chirag Sehgal (LPU)
FENCING
Women – Foil
- Gold – Waikhom Sonia Devi (University of Manipur)
- Silver – Naorem Mina Devi (Guru Kashi University)
- Bronze – Anikta Salokhe (GNDU), N V Jenisha N (GNDU)
Men – Epee
- Gold – Shrivas Mohit (RTU MP)
- Silver – Sohil Sufyan Waheed (GNDU)
- Bronze – Shivaansh Kapoor (University of Jammu), Paramjeet (GNDU)
Men – Sabre
- Gold – Harshit Kohli (University of Jammu)
- Silver – Abhay Shinde (BAMU)
- Bronze – Nikhil Wagh (BAMU), Aditya Angal (BVP)
FOOTBALL (Group Stage)
- Adamas University bt Chatrapati SM University 3-1
- Guru Nanak Dev University drew with University of Calcutta 1-1
JUDO
Women 63kg
- Gold – Preeti (MDU)
- Silver – Tanvi Barad (SGPU)
- Bronze – Megha Sharma (CCS), Preeti P (DU)
Men 73kg
- Gold – Neeraj Nain (KOU)
- Silver – Priyanshu Netam (PTRS)
- Bronze – Amit Kumar (CCS), Vishal Jat (IES)
Men 81kg
- Gold – Sachin Kumar Singh (MJPRU)
- Silver – Nitin (GNDU)
- Bronze – Manjeet (SJJT), Mukesh Tard (MSGU)
RUGBY (Round 2)
Women
- Chandigarh University bt Shivaji University 17–5
- University of Mumbai bt Punjabi University 69–0
- KIIT bt CRSU Jind 58–0
- Lovely Professional University bt University of Rajasthan 56–0
Men
- Chandigarh University bt SGGSWU 20–0
- University of Mumbai bt University of Lucknow 29–0
- KIIT bt Shivaji University 38–0
- University of Calicut bt Panjab University 25–0
SHOOTING
Women – Trap
- Gold – Neeru (GNDU) – 47
- Silver – Manisha Keer (GNDU) – 39
- Bronze – Nandika (GNDU) – 30
Women – Trap Team
- Gold – Guru Nanak Dev University – 344
- Silver – Panjab University – 298
Men – Trap
- Gold – Aditya Bharadwaj (GNDU) – 45
- Silver – Jungsher Singh Virk (PBI) – 43
- Bronze – Bhaktiyaar Malik (MRS) – 34
Men – Trap Team
- Gold – Guru Nanak Dev University – 335
- Silver – Jamia Milia Islamia – 291
- Bronze – Swami Vivekanand S University – 103
SWIMMING
Women
- 400m IM: Gold – Bhavya Sachdeva (Jain Uni) 5:27.72s; Silver – Kalyani Saxena (Sarvajanik Uni) 5:34.46s; Bronze – A Jedidah (Jain Uni) 5:48.92s
- 200m Backstroke: Gold – Pratyasa Ray (Utkal Uni) 2:29.51s; Silver – Shrungi Bandekar (Jain Uni) 2:30.80s; Bronze – Bhakti Wadkar (SPPU) 2:31.91s
- 50m Breaststroke: Gold – Rithvika M (KIIT) 34.95s; Silver – Diyanka Dibyajot (KIIT) 35.85s; Bronze – Yashvi Kharat (HSNC Uni) 36.11s
- 50m Butterfly: Gold – Nina Venkatesh (Jain Uni) 28.40s; Silver – Naisha Shetty (BCU) 29.40s; Bronze – Nilabjaa Ghosh (KIIT) 29.83s
- 4x100 Freestyle Relay: Gold – Jain University 4:12.50s; Silver – Chandigarh University 4:21.19s; Bronze – Panjab University 4:28.26
Men
- 1500m Freestyle: Gold – Aneesh Gowda (Christ Uni) 16:37.66s; Silver – Shivank Vishwanath (VTU) 16:38.39; Bronze – Anvesh Singh (BU) 17:12.36
- 200m Butterfly: Gold – Harsh Saroha (Chandigarh Uni) 2:06.88s; Silver – Shoan Ganguly (Jain Uni) 2:10.42s; Bronze – Shubhrant Patra (Jain Uni) 2:11.41s
- 200m Backstroke: Gold – Ishan Rathi (Chandigarh Uni) 2:13.51s; Silver – Jatin BB (VTU) 2:15.40s; Bronze – Shoan Ganguly (Jain Uni) 2:16.97s
- 50m Breaststroke: Gold – Vidith Shankar (Reva Uni) 29.28s; Silver – Aaryan Ganesh (Jain Uni) 30.10s; Bronze – Yash Gulhane (RTMNU) 30.49s
- 50m Butterfly: Gold – Harsh Saroha (Chandigarh Uni) 24.90s; Silver – Srihari Nataraj (Jain Uni) 25.30s; Bronze – Salil Bhagavat (SPPU) 25.95s
- 4x100 Freestyle Relay: Gold – Jain University 3:37.15s; Silver – LPU 3:40.84s; Bronze – University of Madras 3:41.19s
WEIGHTLIFTING
Women 58kg
- Gold – Rima Bhoi (LPU) – 197kg
- Silver – Rajyashree Biswas (ADU) – 195kg
- Bronze – Khushi Kumari (PPU) – 183kg
Men
- 65kg: Gold – Sanjay Lokhande (SPPU) – 244kg
- 71kg: Gold – RS Tarun Sharma (GKU) – 260kg
WRESTLING
Women
- 50kg Freestyle: Gold – Sweety (Chandigarh University); Silver – Monika (Dr KN Modi Uni); Bronze – Anjali (PDDUSU)
- 55kg Freestyle: Gold – Kirti (LPU); Silver – Gaminee (DBAU Agra); Bronze – Anjali (CCSU)
- 62kg Freestyle: Gold – Anjili (LPU); Silver – Kajal (GKU); Bronze – Sakshi (Sports University of Haryana)
Men
- 61kg Freestyle: Gold – Anuj Kumar Vishnoi (PAHER); Silver – Sumit (LPU); Bronze – Niraj Yadav (PRSU)
- 74kg Freestyle: Gold – Sourabh (LPU); Silver – Parveen (DBU); Bronze – Ravinder Malik (JRNRVU)
- 92kg Freestyle: Gold – Amit Singh (SLBSRSU); Silver – Shivdutt Choudhary (BN University); Bronze – Shivam (RMPSSU)
- 125kg Freestyle: Gold – Jaspooran Singh (Chitkara Uni); Silver – Ronak (Delhi University); Bronze – Lakshay (MDU)
- 55kg Greco-Roman: Gold – Manish (KU); Silver – Ajay Sahebrao Nimbalkar (SPPU); Bronze – Deepak (MSDSU)
- 67kg Greco-Roman: Gold – Parmod (CRSU); Silver – Satpal Singh (PDDUSU); Bronze – Sandeep Nain (MBSPSU)
- 97kg Greco-Roman: Gold – Sagar (Dr KN Modi University); Silver – Ritik (Guru Kashi University)
About the Khelo India University Games
The Khelo India University Games, organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India, are India’s largest university-level multi-sport event. The Games aim to identify and nurture talented young athletes by providing them with a national platform to compete and excel. The fifth edition, hosted in Rajasthan, continues this legacy by expanding opportunities and raising standards in university sports.
About Khelo India
The Khelo India Scheme is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. These competitions act as a primary national platform for identifying sporting talent and creating development pathways for gifted young athletes.
So far, 20 editions of Khelo India Games have been conducted across India, including seven editions of the Khelo India Youth Games, four editions of the Khelo India University Games, five editions of the Khelo India Winter Games, two editions of the Khelo India Para Games, and one edition each of the Khelo India Beach Games and Water Sports Festival.