KIUG 2022 Nataraj wins gold in 50m freestyle Jain University soar to top of medal table
Bengaluru Apr 25 PTI Tokyo Olympian swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a gold medal in the 50m freestyle clocking 2323 seconds on day two of the Khelo India University Games here on Monday The 21-year-old Nataraj broke Mihir Ambres meet record timing of 2378 seconds from the previous edition as he produced his fastest time in an individual race in the event Natarajs win added gloss to a dominant performance from hosts Jain University which soared to the top of the medal table with the help of four golds in swimming The swimming events also saw five new KIUG records At the end of second day 17 universities had already won a gold and as many as 41 had marked their presence on the medal table With 10 medals up for grabs in swimming the first went to Savitribai Phule Pune Universitys Shubham Dhaygude in the mens 400m freestyle Soon it was time for Jain University to shine as Siva Sridhar not only won gold but also in the process set a new KIUG record time of 20543 in the 200m Individual Medley Sridhar repeated win-record double in the 100m backstroke later in the day In the days final event in the pool Shivaji Universitys Rujuta Khade broke yet another KIUG record in the womens 50m freestyle with a time of 2738 She broke Sadhvi Dhuris mark from Bhubaneshwar by nearly six-tenths of a second as Shivaji University sat in second place on the medal table with three gold one silver and one bronze Punjabi University the overall winners at the 2020 edition won their first gold at this edition via Ishneet Aulakh in the womens 25m individual pistol Aulakh and her team were beaten to silver in the team event by their state rivals Panjab University Following Komal Kohars win on Sunday Maharshi Dayanand University logged another gold in womens weightlifting Sneha winning the 59kg class Juturi Koteswara Rao registered Krishna Universitys first ever gold at the Games in the womens 73kg class Rao had won silver in the womens 67kg at the last edition Earlier in the day Bharathiar University scored a massive upset in the womens volleyball semifinals toppling SRM University 3-0 Bharathiar will face state rivals SRM University in the final on Tuesday There will be 22 medals up for grabs on day 3 with swimming weightlifting and volleyball events lined up PTI ATK PDS PDS
Bengaluru Apr 25 PTI Tokyo Olympian swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a gold medal in the 50m freestyle clocking 2323 seconds on day two of the Khelo India University Games here on Monday The 21-year-old Nataraj broke Mihir Ambres meet record timing of 2378 seconds from the previous edition as he produced his fastest time in an individual race in the event Natarajs win added gloss to a dominant performance from hosts Jain University which soared to the top of the medal table with the help of four golds in swimming The swimming events also saw five new KIUG records At the end of second day 17 universities had already won a gold and as many as 41 had marked their presence on the medal table With 10 medals up for grabs in swimming the first went to Savitribai Phule Pune Universitys Shubham Dhaygude in the mens 400m freestyle Soon it was time for Jain University to shine as Siva Sridhar not only won gold but also in the process set a new KIUG record time of 20543 in the 200m Individual Medley Sridhar repeated win-record double in the 100m backstroke later in the day In the days final event in the pool Shivaji Universitys Rujuta Khade broke yet another KIUG record in the womens 50m freestyle with a time of 2738 She broke Sadhvi Dhuris mark from Bhubaneshwar by nearly six-tenths of a second as Shivaji University sat in second place on the medal table with three gold one silver and one bronze Punjabi University the overall winners at the 2020 edition won their first gold at this edition via Ishneet Aulakh in the womens 25m individual pistol Aulakh and her team were beaten to silver in the team event by their state rivals Panjab University Following Komal Kohars win on Sunday Maharshi Dayanand University logged another gold in womens weightlifting Sneha winning the 59kg class Juturi Koteswara Rao registered Krishna Universitys first ever gold at the Games in the womens 73kg class Rao had won silver in the womens 67kg at the last edition Earlier in the day Bharathiar University scored a massive upset in the womens volleyball semifinals toppling SRM University 3-0 Bharathiar will face state rivals SRM University in the final on Tuesday There will be 22 medals up for grabs on day 3 with swimming weightlifting and volleyball events lined up PTI ATK PDS PDS
