Rich medal haul for Jain

Bengaluru:

Jain

University tightened their grip on the top spot in the medals table with a total of 16 medals including 10 gold at the Khelo India University Games here on Wednesday. The drama started early in the pool when Anna University beat Jain in 4x100 medley relay. In the anchor leg. Anna's Adhithya Dinesh took the lead and powered home. It was a superb win as Adhithya had suffered a back injury in January this year. He had also won the gold in the 50m butterfly on Tuesday. Jain University bagged gold medals outside the pool on Wednesday, winning both the men and women team events in badminton. The Jain women were in total command as they blanked Madurai Kamaraj 2-0. Tanya Hemanth easily won her singles match against Akshaya Arumugam 21-11, 21-16 before Janani Ananthkumar and Drithi Yatheesh sealed the title ousting Arul Bala Radhakrishnan and

Varshini S

21-18, 21-17.Jain University men rallied to score a hard-fought 3-2 victory against SRM thanks to Raghu Mariswamy and Sai Pratheek who downed Mauryan K and Arjun Krishnan in straight games in the crucial doubles to level the scores at 2-2. Rohith M and Suhas V then continued the fine work getting the better of Hari Arunesh and Rithwik Sanjeevi 21-16, 23-21 to clinch the issue. In mixed 10m air rifle, Manipal University's Manini Kaushik and

Yash Vardhan

took the silver behind Savitri Bai Phule Pune University. Madras claimed the gold — their fourth at KIUG 2021 — in women's basketball, defeating SRM University 65-48. Select results: Badminton: Team: Men: Final: Jain bt SRM 3-2 (Shamanth Kidiyoor bt Kavin Thangam 19-21, 21-16, 21-17; Raghu Mariswamy lost to Rithvik Sanjeevi S 17-21, 15-21; Rohith M lost to Hari Arunesh 23-25, 12-21; Raghu M / Sai Pratheek bt Mauryan K / Arjun Krishnan 21-14, 22-20; Rohith M / Suhas V bt Hari Arunesh / Rithvik Sanjeevi S 21-16, 23-21). Bronze Medal: Savitribai Phule Pune University bt Punjabi University 3-0.Women: Final: Jain bt Madurai Kamaraj 2-0 (Tanya Hemanth bt Akshaya Arumugam 21-11, 21-16; Janani Ananthakumar / Drithi Yatheesh bt Arul Bala Radhakrishnan/Varshini S 21-18, 21-17). Bronze: SRM bt Osmania 2-0. Basketball: Women: Final: Madras bt SRM 65-48; Bronze medal: MG University bt Jain University 63-62. Swimming: Men: 400m IM: 1. Siva Sridhar (Jain, 4:38.98 NMR. Old: 4:47.13, Siva, 2020); 2. Siddhant Sejwal (Panjab, 4:56.17); 3. B Jatin (Bangalore, 4:58.89). 4x100m Medley: 1. Anna University 3:55.07 (NMR. Old: 4:06.53, Delhi, 2020); 2. Jain University 3:56.56; 3. Adamas University 4:08.25. 100m Fly: 1. Siva Sridhar (Jain, 56.26s, NMR: Old: 56.76, Mihir Ambre, 2020); 2. Aryan Panchal (Gujarat, 56.44); 3. Sameer Sejwal (Panjab, 57.87). Women: 800m FS: 1. V Preetha (Bangalore, 10:10.15); 2. V Varsha (Madras, 10:13.67); 3. PM Abhishikta (Sri Ramachandra, 10:41.17). 200m FS: 1. V Varsha (University of Madras) 2:18.26; 2. Sadhvi Dhuri (Savitribai Phule Pune University) 2:18.28; 3. V Preetha (Bangalore University) 2:19.63. 100m Fly: 1. Shristi Upadhaya (Jadavpur, 1:06.69 NMR. Old: 1:07.36, Sadhvi Dhuri, 2020); 2. Damini Gowda (RGUHS, 1:09.50); 3. Dolphi Sarang (

Veer Narmad

, 1:09.72). 4x100m Medley: 1. Madras (4:59.17); 2. Jadavpur (5:01.39); 3. Jain (5:06.58). Shooting: 10m AR Mixed team: 1. Savitribai Phule 16 (Rasika Kulve, Gajanan Khandagale) 2. Manipal 12 (Manini Kaushik, Yash Vardhan); 3. Kurukshetra (Yamini, Gurman Singh). Weightlifting: Men: +109kg class: 1. S Rudramayan (Manonmaniam, 326kg); 2. KV Kushal Gowda (Jain, 304); 3. Akhil Sargari (Nagarjuna, 302).