PANAJI
Rhythmic gymnast Sanyuka Kale bagged her third gold medal and Rahil Pakhle clinched the women’s trampoline gold as Maharashtra continued their domination of the gymnastics events in the 37th National Games at the Peddem Indoor Sports Complex on Friday.
Sanyuka, who had earlier won the rhythmic team and all-around gold medals, clinched the hoop gold with a total of 26.45 points with teammate Nishika Kale making it a 1-2 for the state with a score of 23.45. Haryana’s Life Adlakha secured bronze with 23.35 points.
Later, Maharashtra added another gold and silver to their tally when Rahi Pakhle finished on the top of the podium in women's trampoline gymnastics with a score of 43.88 points. Sejal Jadhav bagged the silver with 41.20 points and Kerala’s Anvitha Sachin won the bronze with a performance of 40.70 points.
At the Campal Sports Village, Nitek Jangid of Rajasthan clinched the first gold for his state in this edition of the National Games with a total lift of 317kg in the men’s 81kg weightlifting competition. Valluri Ajay Babu of Madhya Pradesh won the silver lifting 312kg while Abhishek Nipane of Maharashtra won the bronze with a total lift of 309kg.
In the women’s 71kg category, Punjab’s Harijinder Kaur lifted an aggregate weight of 201kg on her way to securing the gold medal. Trupti Mane of Maharashtra finished a distant second with a total lift of 190kg and Manipur’s P Umeshwori Devi secured bronze with a total lift of 189kg.
In the men’s 89kg category, all three medallists were decided on fine margins as just two kilograms separated the gold and bronze medal winners. Gaurav of Chandigarh secured gold with a total lift of 319kg overcoming PS Marush of SSCB by a single kilogram, who settled for a silver. Amarjit Guru of Punjab lifted an impressive 317kg but had to settle for bronze.
At Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Punjab won the gold in women’s sabre team event. In the finals, Kerala were leading 27-24, but an injury to Josna Christy Jose forced Kerala to forfeit the match and settle for the silver. Tamil Nadu and Haryana secured the bronze medals.
