Srinjoy Dutta and Abhinav Shaw represented Bengal in the 10m air rifle events at the Khelo India Games 2021 in New Delhi. Srinjoy and Abhinav reached the top of the podium to win gold and silver respectively.
Leakzes Angmo cornered glory in the National School Games in 2018-19 and 2019-20, winning gold medals in Time Trial and Team Sprint. She took a silver in the 2020 Khelo India Games in Guwahati too.
Maharashtra's Sudeshna not only emerged as the fastest woman at the KIYG but also as the standout performer in track and field, having completed an eye-catching hat-trick in sprints, winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold.
Punjab rode on Bharath Thakur's brace to upset favourites Uttar Pradesh 3-1 in a thrilling final. Odisha bagged the bronze medal by hammering Jharkhand 8-0.
Indian hockey has shown signs of a heart-warming resurgence, with the men winning a bronze and the women finishing a valiant fourth in the Tokyo Games.
Haryana's Ramita and Ashish kept their state on top of medals tally. The day, however, belonged to Maharashtra's sprinters, who sped to three out of four gold for an impressive haul of eight gold, three silver and a bronze in track and field over the last three days.
Aryan Kadam, who appeared for his 12th standard exam this year, now wants to build on his success in Panchkula and will be focusing on breaking into the Senior India team soon.
Himachal Pradesh girls handball team led by skipper Bhawana Sharma beat Bengal 43-12 in a Pool A match in the Khelo India Youth Games to make a winning start.
Maharashtra wrestler Kalyani Gadekar silver medallist in 53 Kg weight category at the Khelo India Youth Games 2021
trained in her father's farm and went on to win a medal for her state at KIYG 2021.
Maharashtra's impressive haul of eight gold, three silver and a bronze medal in track and field has narrowed the gap at the top of the table, with their 29 gold just one short of Haryana's 30 after the day's morning session.