The 20-year-old, who was also part of India's bronze medal-winning team at the World University Games 2025 in Germany, got the better of compatriot and fifth seed Isharani Baruah 15-7, 15-12 in a final that lasted just 25 minutes.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 7: In a show of athletic prowess and institutional commitment to sports, KIIT-DU (https://kiit.ac.in/) scripted history at the just-concluded World University Games (WUG) 2025 in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. Not only did KIIT contribute significantly to India's r
The three medals on the final day took the Indian tally to two gold, five silver and five bronze medals, a total of 12 medals. The bronze medals were secured by the men's 4x100m relay and women's race walk teams on Sunday, as per Olympics.com.
Chitravel, 24, record the best effort of 16.66 metres during his second attempt, while it was Australia's Olympian Connor Murphy, who took home the gold with a season-best of 16.77 m, as per Olympics.com.
In a display of skill and determination, Taiwan's Ting Yen-chen defeated his Chinese opponent in straight games on Friday to advance to the men's singles final at the 2025 World University Games in Germany, a symbolic victory amid growing tension over China's efforts to marginalize Taiwan in
India's compound mixed team archery of Parneet Kaur and Kushal Dalal went on to clinch their first gold medal at the FISU World University Games 2025 on Friday.
During the event, he made a personal best of 5.40 m at the second attempt, surpassing his own old record of 5.35 m secured at this year's Federation Cup in Kochi, as per Olympics.com.
A contingent of 23 athletes supported by Reliance Foundation look to compete at the World University Games across six cities in Germany, with events running until July 27.
The competition, often referred to as the 'Olympics for university athletes', is held every two years and serves as a platform for student athletes aged 17 to 25, as per Olympics.com.
With 40 athletes competing across seven sporting disciplines, KIIT will have the highest representation by a single Indian university in any edition of the Games.
Young Indian archer Pragati, who defied the odds to clinch a gold medal in the recently concluded World University Games in China, expressed her delight after speaking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi live on air during his monthly radio broadcast — 'Mann Ki Baat'.
"It feels very good. He (PM Modi) motivates and congratulates every player who wins a medal for the country...We feel nice that after winning a medal, we receive this much amount of respect; we don’t even expect that we will receive this much....I liked that I won a medal for my country," Pr