Khelo India Youth Games: Maharashtra leads medal tally with 18 medals including 4 golds
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New Delhi, January 11: Third edition of Khelo India Youth Games has kick-started magnificently yesterday. So far, Maharashtra is leading the medal tally with 18 medals including 4 Gold followed by Tripura with 4 Gold . With 3 gold and UP is third in the list.
Uttar Pradesh Jatin Kumar kanojiya continues his golden performance in the Khelo India youth games with 3 Gold medals. He won his third gold in under 17 artistic gymnastics today.
Madhya Pradesh sent out winners in Arjun Waskale (Boys Under-17 3000m) and Vivek Kumar, who led a medals’ sweep in the Boys Under-17 javelin throw to corner seven of the 18 medals at stake in the morning session. Vivek kumar got gold in under 17 javelin throw.
Tripura’s Priyanka Dasgupta has emerged as the early star of the Khelo India Youth Games winning 4 golds in gymnastics. She idolises star gymnast @DipaKarmakar who has also shared tips for her state mate.
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In under 17 girls long jump Telangana's Nandini won gold medal. Maharashtra's Arjun got gold in 3000 meter race of boys under 17 and Gujarat Ajit won gold in 5000 meter race of boys under 21.
Uttarakhand broke into the medals chart with Ankita’s gold in the Girls Under-21 5000m in a new meet record time of 16:38.75. She exchanged leads with Gujarat’s Reena Patel before pulling away with a lap and a half to go. Later, though, her own Girls Under-17 3000m meet record was lowered by Jharkhand’s Suprita Kachhap.