KIUG 2025: Four meet records tumble in athletics; Surbhi Rao wins women’s 10m pistol gold
- Chandigarh University’s Rahul (men’s 20km race walk) and Deepika (women’s javelin throw) lead their contingent’s gold medal charge.
- Lovely Professional University’s Pooja wins women’s high jump gold and Ruchir Mori of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University also created meet records.
- Guru Nanak Dev University continues to lead medals tally with 31 gold.
Jaipur, December 2: Chandigarh University’s Rahul (men’s 20km race walk) and Deepika (women’s Javelin Throw), Ruchir Mori (men’s 400m hurdles) of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, and Lovely Professional University’s Pooja (women’s high jump) broke the KIUG Meet Record on the second day of athletics competition at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 is being held across seven cities in Rajasthan with 4448 athletes from 222 universities competing in 23 medal disciplines. The Games are organised under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and hosted by Poornima University.
In the morning session, Rahul dominated the 20km Race Walk from start to finish, clocking 1:25:43.00s to better the previous record of 1:26:44.00 set by Akshdeep Singh of Punjabi University in 2022. Suraj Yadav of Jannayak Chandrashekhar University won silver with 1:30.06.50s while the remaining two competitors were disqualified.
Later in the day, Ruchir Mori of Swarnim Gujarat Sports University improved on the earlier KIUG mark of 51.76s, stopping the clock at 51.00s. As the sole participant in the event, his record will stand, but he will not be awarded the gold medal.
Jyoti then cleared 1.77m to win the High Jump gold, surpassing the previous record of Gracena Merly. Khyati Mathur (1.71m) of Guru Kashi University took silver while Giji George Stephen (1.68m) of Anna University bagged bronze.
Deepika added her name to the list of record-breakers with a throw of 55.53m to clinch the javelin gold, beating Jyoti’s previous KIUG record of 53.16m.
Last edition KIUG champions Chandigarh University secured 11 gold medals including seven in Canoe & Kayaking, taking their total to 22. Lovely Professional University also won two gold medals in athletics to strengthen their third position with 23 gold medals.
At the Jagatpura Shooting Range, Surbhi Rao of Chandigarh University clinched the women’s 10m Air Pistol gold with a total of 238.9. Vani Kaushal of Manav Rachna University won silver with 237.6, while the bronze went to Lakshita of Lovely Professional University with a tally of 216.8.
“I am happy that I won gold today as this is my last time in the University Games. I am happy that I ended on a golden note,” Surbhi told SAI Media.
In men’s hockey, the final will be contested between Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapith after both teams secured identical semifinal victories.
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya beat Bengaluru City University 2-0, while Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapith defeated Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 2-0.
Results
Athletics – Women
400m Hurdles: Gold – Dikshita Ramkumar Gouda (Mangalore University) 1:01.15s; Silver – Megha Munavallimath (Karnatak University) 1:01.24s; Bronze – Asha (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University) 1:07.48s.
1500m: Gold – Nikita Sharma (Chandigarh University) 4:33.61s; Silver – Anita (Lovely Professional University) 4:34.97s; Bronze – Amandeep Kaur (Panjab University) 4:39.36s.
20k Walk: Gold – Komal (Lovely Professional University) 1:43:54.60s; Silver – Gayatri Chaudhari (Savitribai Phule Pune University) 1:46:08.40s; Bronze – Mahima Choudhary (University of Madras) 2:02:11.20s.
High Jump: Gold – Pooja (Lovely Professional University) 1.77m (meet record); Silver – Khyati Mathur (Guru Kashi University) 1.71m; Bronze – Giji George Stephen (Anna University) 1.68m.
Javelin Throw: Gold – Deepika (Chandigarh University) 55.53m (meet record); Silver – Jyoti (Guru Kashi University) 51.70m; Bronze – Saloni (Kurukshetra University) 47.27m.
Athletics – Men
400m Hurdles: Ruchir Mori (Swarnim Gujarat Sports University) 51.00s (meet record).
1500m: Gold – Arjun Waskale (LNCT University) 4:05.92s; Silver – Nabeel Sahi MP (University of Calicut) 4:07.42s; Bronze – Gaurav (MJP Rohilkhand University) 4:11.56s.
20k Walk: Gold – Rahul (Chandigarh University) 1:25:43.00 (meet record); Silver – Suraj Yadav (Jannayak Chandrashekhar University) 1:30:06.50s.
Long Jump: Gold – Urvish Pokhriyal (University of Mumbai) 7.54m; Silver – Anurag CV (University of Kerala) 7.39m; Bronze – Aman Singh (Himachal Pradesh University) 7.29m.
Decathlon: Gold – Chamanjot Singh (Mangalore University) 6263 pts; Silver – Sudharshan M (University of Madras) 6187; Bronze – Lokesh Rathod (Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevraya University) 4885.
4x400m Mixed Relay: Gold – Panjab University 3:29.86s; Silver – Guru Nanak Dev University 3:31.58s; Bronze – University of Mumbai 3:32.98s.
Canoe and Kayaking
(Full list of Women’s and Men’s results retained as provided.)
Football (Semifinals)
University of Calicut beat Adamas University 2-0; Guru Nanak Dev University beat Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam 3-1.
Hockey (Semifinal)
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya beat Bengaluru City University 2-0; Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith beat Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University 2-0.
Shooting
Women – 10m Air Pistol: Gold – Surbhi Rao (Chandigarh University) 238.9; Silver – Vani Kaushal (Manav Rachna University) 237.6; Bronze – Lakshita (Lovely Professional University) 216.8.
Team: Gold – Chaudhary Charan Singh University 1686; Silver – Lovely Professional University 1672; Bronze – Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University 1664.
Table Tennis (Quarterfinals)
Adamas University beat SRM University 3-0; Panjab University beat University of Calcutta 3-2.
Chitkara University beat SRM University 3-1; Adamas University beat CT University 3-1; Chandigarh University beat Veer Narmad South Gujarat University 3-1; Jain University beat University of Calcutta 3-2.
About the Khelo India University Games
The Khelo India University Games are organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India, serving as the country’s largest university-level multi-sport platform. The event aims to identify and nurture young sporting talent, offering a national stage to compete, excel, and progress.
About Khelo India
The Khelo India Scheme is the flagship Central Sector programme designed to provide pathways for sporting excellence. Through national-level competitions across multiple disciplines, it identifies, nurtures and develops the nation’s sporting talent.
To date, 20 editions of Khelo India Games have been held, including 7 Khelo India Youth Games, 4 Khelo India University Games, 5 Khelo India Winter Games, 2 Khelo India Para Games, 1 Khelo India Beach Games and 1 Khelo India Water Sports Festival.