Khelo India Youth Games Concludes in Guwahati, Maharashtra Crowned Champions

The third season of the Khelo India Youth Games concluded with a colorful ceremony on Wednesday. Maharashtra retained its reign in the Khelo India Youth Games held in Guwahati on Wednesday with 256 medals including 78 gold while Haryana stood second with a total of 200 medals. During this 13-day competition, Maharashtra won its second consecutive Khelo India Youth Sports Trophy with 78 gold, 77 silver, and 101 bronze medals.khelo-india-youth-games

Haryana came second with 200 medals (68 gold, 60 silver, and 72 bronze medals) while Delhi finished third with 122 medals (39 gold, 36 silver, and 47 bronze). Swimmer Kareena Shankta bagged the second gold medal in the Under-17 200m breaststroke event, which led Maharashtra to a total of 46 medals including 18 golds in the swimming pool.

The boxing finals saw upsurge where four boxers from Haryana suffered defeat. Karnataka won four golds on the last day, including boxer Nishant Desh and tennis player Reshma Murari’s yellow. With these four golds, Karnataka pipped Uttar Pradesh for the fourth-place finish in the medals table.khelo-india-youth-games-boxing

Srihari Nataraj, who has represented India, won gold medals in the 100-meter backstroke and 100-meter freestyle, taking his total medals to eight. He won five gold and three silver. Karnataka won 21 of their 32 gold in swimming.

Shivangi Sharma of Assam also won five gold and two silver in swimming. She was the most successful female player of the Khelo India Youth Games.khelo-india-youth-games-assam

Haryana dominated boxing where the state players won 47 medals including 15 gold and 14 silver. Puducherry and Ladakh also secured a place in the medal table on the final day.

The players of Assam hosts of these games won a total of 76 medals with 20 gold and 22 silver. Assam finished seventh in the table. West Bengal, Gujarat, and Punjab also managed to make it to the top 10.

Around 6800 players from 37 states and union territories took part in these games which started on 10 January. 20 sports events were organized in these games.