Jaipur, Nov 28 (NationPress) World Champion archer Aditi Gopichand Swami and swimmer Srihari Nataraj captured the spotlight, with the young archer clinching her first gold of the event while the swimmer celebrated his ninth victory on the fifth day of competitions at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025, held across various locations in Rajasthan on Friday.

Aditi maintained her unbeaten streak in the Khelo India contests, as the Shivaji University archer secured gold in the compound women’s individual event at the Jagatpura Archery Range in Jaipur.

Meanwhile, Olympian Srihari Nataraj and teammate Bhavya Sachdeva showcased their prowess for Jain University, concluding their swimming campaign with an impressive total of 27 gold medals. Jain University is currently leading the medal tally with a total of 45 medals.

The fifth edition of KIUG 2025 is taking place across seven cities in Rajasthan, featuring a remarkable participation of 4448 athletes from 222 universities competing in 23 medal disciplines. The Games are organized under the supervision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and hosted by Poornima University.

The 19-year-old Aditi, who previously won gold in all the Khelo India Youth Games she participated in, made a stunning debut at the Khelo India University Games by winning gold in the women’s compound individual event. In the individual final, Aditi triumphed over Taniparthi Chikitha from Lovely Professional University with a score of 147-143.

“The Khelo India Games have given me a platform to understand how high-level competitions operate, which has been invaluable for my international outings. My form had fluctuated in recent months, and I was eager to perform well here as I aim for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where Compound Archery will also be featured,” Aditi shared with SAI Media.

Like Aditi in archery, Jain University established itself as a dominant force in swimming. The defending champions, renowned for their elite athletes including Olympian Srihari Nataraj, claimed seven gold medals out of nine events on the final day of swimming, culminating in a total of 27 gold medals, nine silver, and nine bronze medals. Lovely Professional University follows in second place with 22 gold medals, while Guru Nanak Dev University holds third with 21 gold medals.

On the final day at the SMS Swimming pool, Olympian Srihari Nataraj shone brightly, seizing the gold in the 100m freestyle with a time of 52.30 seconds and the 50m backstroke with 26.53 seconds. He also participated with his teammates in the 400m Medley Mixed relay, concluding the Games with an impressive tally of nine golds and two silvers.

In the cycling events, Guru Nanak Dev University dominated the track, winning gold in both the men's and women's team sprints as well as the women’s team pursuit. Additionally, Barsarani Barik clinched the women’s 500m individual time trial with a record of 00:38.535 seconds, surpassing Sanjana VS from Mahatma Gandhi University.

In Bharatpur, where wrestling events are being conducted, Lovely Professional University, which had secured six gold medals over the previous two days, faced a disappointing final day, failing to secure any gold medals despite earning three silver medals. Nonetheless, they concluded the wrestling event as the most successful university, finishing with six gold medals.

Noteworthy results from Friday include local university Dr KN Modi University earning its second gold through Khushi in the women’s 68kg freestyle, following Sagar’s victory in the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman category on day two. Shalina Sayer Siddhi, representing Karnatak University from the Siddi community, secured a bronze in the women’s 57kg freestyle, showcasing the inclusive spirit of the Khelo India initiative.

RESULTS:

ARCHERY

Women

Compound: Gold – Aditi Gopichand Swami (Shivaji Uni); Silver – Taniparthi Chikitha (LPU); Bronze – Madhura Dhamangaokar (Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University)

Compound Team: Gold – Lovely Professional University; Silver – Guru Kashi University; Bronze – Punjabi University

Men

Compound: Gold – Prathamesh Fuge (SPPU); Silver – Mihir Apar (Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Uni); Bronze – Hritik Sharma (GNDU)

Compound Team: Gold – Chandigarh University; Silver – Guru Kashi University; Bronze – Savitribai Phule Pune University

Compound Mixed Team: Gold – Savitribai Phule Pune University; Silver – Punjabi University; Bronze – Chandigarh University

BADMINTON

Women

Team: Gold – Lovely Professional University; Silver – SRM University, Tamil Nadu; Bronze – Chitkara University

Men

Team: Gold – Chitkara University; Silver – University of Mumbai; Bronze – Panjab University

CYCLING

Women

500m Ind. Time Trial: Gold – Barsarani Barik (GNDU) 00.38.535s; Silver – Sanjana VS (Mahatma Gandhi Uni) 00:39.454s; Bronze – Sayali Arande (Shivaji Uni) 00:39.454s

Team Sprint: Gold – Guru Nanak Dev Univ 01:16.894s; Silver – Lovely Professional Uni 01:17.634s; Bronze – Chandigarh University 01:19.828

Team Pursuit: Gold – Guru Nanak Dev University 04:11.736s; Silver – Panjab University 04:21.168s; Bronze – Lovely Professional University 05:58.323s

Men

1000m Ind. Time Trial: Gold – Mahendra Bishnoi (LPU) 01:08.956s; Silver – Mangesh Takmoge (SPPU) 01:10.679s; Bronze – Sahibpartap Sarkaria (GNDU) 01:10.934

Team Sprint: Gold – Guru Nanak Dev Uni 01.07.453s; Silver – Chandigarh University 01:08.315s; Bronze – University of Kerala 01:08.853s

Team Pursuit: Gold – Chandigarh University 04:46.039s; Silver – Lovely Professional University 04:59.004s; Bronze – University of Kerala 05:06.135

FENCING

Women

Team Foil: Gold – Guru Kashi; Silver – Guru Nanak Dev Uni; Bronze – Panjab University; Bengaluru City Uni

Men

Team Epee: Gold – Guru Nanak Dev Uni; Silver – Kurukshetra Uni; Bronze – Chandigarh Uni, Rabindranath Tagore Uni

Team Sabre: Gold – Guru Nanak Dev Uni; Silver – Uni of Jammu; Bronze – Kurukshetra University, Panjab University

JUDO

Women

+78kg: Gold – Brahamleen (PUP); Silver – Muskan Rathi (PU); Bronze – Bhoomika VN (RCU), Sanskruti Patil (Shivaji Uni)

Men

+100kg: Gold – Hritik Kumar (LPU); Silver – Yash Ghanghas (CU); Bronze – Rohit (GNDU), Yash Tanwar (DU)

SHOOTING

10m Air Rifle mixed team: Gold – Veer Narmad South Gujarat Uni; Silver – Kurukshetra Uni; Bronze – University of Madras

SWIMMING

Women

100m freestyle: Gold – Nina Venkatesh (Jain Uni) 1:00.09s; Silver – Naisha Shetty (Bengaluru City Uni) 1:01.18s; Bronze – Yogya Singh (LPU) 1:01.20s

200m medley: Gold – Shrungi Bandekar (Jain Uni) 2:32.53s; Silver – Yashvi Kharat (HSNC Uni) 2:38.40s; Bronze – Kalyani Saxena (Sarvajanik Uni) 2:38.77s

1500m freestyle: Gold – Ashmita Chandra (Jain Uni) 19:05.15s; Silver – Diksha Yadav (Savitribai Phule Uni) 19:25.82s; Bronze – Ayushree Dutta (Rama Devi Women Uni) 20:09.12s

100m breaststroke: Gold – MU Joyshree (Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education) 1:16.52s; Silver – Vasupalli Naga Greeshmini (Jain Uni) 1:17.05; Bronze – Divyanka Dibyajot (KIIT) 1:18.07s

50m backstroke: Gold – Pratyasa Ray (Utkal Uni) 31.13s; Silver – Bhakti Wadkar (SPPU) 31.43s; Bronze – Shrungi Bandekar (Jain Uni) 31.73s

Men

100m breaststroke: Gold – Manikanta L (Jain Uni) 1:06.44s; Silver – Yash Gulhane (Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Uni) 1:06.69s; Bronze – P Sudhesh Kumar (TN Physical Education Uni)

100m freestyle: Gold – Srihari Nataraj (Jain Uni) 52.30s; Silver – MJ Praveenkumar (Uni of Madras) 53.18s; Bronze – Aneesh Gowda (Christ Uni) 53.24s

50m backstroke: Gold – Srihari Nataraj (Jain Uni) 26.53s; Silver – Dhyaan M (Reva Uni) 27.54s; Bronze – Xavier D’Souza 27.87s

4x100 medley Mixed: Gold – Jain University 4:21.56s; Silver – Chandigarh University 4:25.67s; Bronze – Savitribai Phule Pune University 4:26.63s

WEIGHTLIFTING

Women

77kg: Gold – Khushbu Kumari (MGU) 180kg; Silver – Nicemol Thomas (UCK) 178kg; Bronze – Soweta Kundu (CSJMU) 155kg

86kg: Gold – Maganti Keerthi (KLU) 186kg; Silver – Vaishnavi Pawar (SSPU) 185kg; Bronze – Muskan (KUH) 178kg

Men

94kg: Gold – Abhijeet Panday (DBUP) 288kg; Silver – Komal Karthik Amballa (LPU) 282kg; Bronze – M Ashok (ANU) 285kg

110kg: Gold – Yogendra Singh (LPU) 306; Silver – Aakash Kaushal (GKU) 305kg; Bronze – Aman Chaudhary (DAVV) 222kg

WRESTLING

Women:

57kg freestyle: Gold: Rajni (Chandigarh University), Silver: Anjali (Lovely Professional University, Punjab), Bronze: Shalina Sayer Siddhi (Karnatak University)

59kg freestyle: Gold: Gayatri Ramesh Sutar (Karnatak University)

68kg freestyle: Gold: Khushi (Dr K N Modi University), Silver: Monika Monika Monika (Lovely Professional University, (PB)), Bronze: Muskan (Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa)

72kg freestyle: Gold: Mansi Lather (Maharshi Dayanand University), Silver: Harshita (Lovely Professional University, (PB)), Bronze: Nikita (Kalinga University)

Men

Greco-Roman 130kg: Gold: Deepanshu (ITM University, MP), Silver: Krishna (Maharaja Surajmal Brij University)

Greco-Roman 77kg: Gold: Sagar Thakran (ITM University, MP), Surjeet (The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University), Bronze: Priyanshu Singh (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University)

Greco-Roman 63kg: Gold: Himanshu (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University), Silver: Kuldeep (Lamrin Tech Skills University, Punjab), Bronze: Bharat Kuddemmi (Rani Channamma University, Karnataka)

86kg freestyle: Gold: Pushpender Dalal (Maharshi Dayanand University), Silver: Vanshidhar Yadav (Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith)

70kg freestyle: Gold: Anuj (Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut), Silver: Sagar (Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University), Bronze: Sumit Kumar (Guru Jambheshwar University of Sci & Tech. Hisar)

57kg freestyle: Gold: Rohit (Kurukshetra University, Haryana), Silver: Abhishek Singh Yadav (Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (MP), Bronze: Shubham (CT University)