PUC picked up five golds in Rowing, two each in Athletics and Shooting and one in Judo, to end the day with a tally of 21 gold, 12 silver and 16 bronze medals.
The rowing competition has made its debut at the third edition of the Khelo India University Games and will be conducted at Ramgarh Taal's four-lane 2km course.
The 3rd edition of the Khelo India University Games will take place from May 23 to June 3; the opening ceremony is scheduled for May 25 at the Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow.
Services (men) and Odisha (women) topped honors in the 24th Open Sprint National here at the Army Rowing Node in Pune. Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) with four top places proved a force to reckon with for the second time over week. Odisha eves with three titles dominated their section.
Haryana-born Salman Khan, standing tall at 6 feet 5 inches, pushed out a 1 minute 36.8 seconds effort to cut short Satnam Singh's (1:40.8s) run over the 500-meter sprint in the first semifinal. In the second semifinal, Dattu registered the best timing of the two semifinals clocking 1:31.7s t
Services at the end of the day bagged all but one of the eight titles up for grabs in the men's section, which included the Para Men's Single Sculls which was decided on Thursday.
In the 54-races card lined up for the day, 2022 Tokyo Olympian Arjun alongside Ajay Tyagi clocked 7 minutes 03.29 seconds to top the time charts in the Light Weight Men's Doubles Sculls (LM2X) event. Asian Games Quad gold medallist Sukhmeet to make it to two semifinals.
India's only international-standard rowing facility will be the theatre to host over 500 rowers from 25 affiliated states and units striving to make a mark at the Rowing Federation of India's blue-ribband event.
Gagan Narang, 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist, and Rowing Federation of India president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo have been elected unopposed as vice presidents.
The 23rd Commonwealth Games will include 20 sports, with competitions taking place in a number of Victoria state locations. A complete schedule for the multi-sport competition was unveiled, with debuts for golf, BMX, and coastal rowing.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 28 (ANI): The picturesque Sabarmati flowing through the city of Ahmedabad could soon become a hub for international rowing events in the country.