Olympian C.A Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, continued her domination in the national circuit winning gold in the women’s sabre individual fencing competition at the 2023 National Games on Thursday.
Devi beat S. Sowmiya of Kerala 15-5 in the final to win back to back gold medals. Shiksha Ballouria of Himachal Pradesh and Jagmeet Kaur of Punjab won the bronze medals.
Babu Gaonkar gave the hosts Goa their first gold medal of the games after winning the men’s laser run event in Modern Pentathlon at Ponda. Ajay and Ravi of Haryana finished with silver and bronze.
Later in the day, Gaonkar teamed up with Seeta Gosavi to win the silver in the laser run mixed relay where Anju and Ravi of Haryana won the gold and Yoginee Salunke and Shahaji Sargar of Maharashtra won the bronze.
In the women’s laser run, Ujjala of Haryana clinched the gold ahead of Yoginee Umakant Salunke of Maharashtra who won the silver and Neha Yadav of Madhya Pradesh who won the bronze.
In the men’s laser run, Team Haryana won gold followed by Madhya Pradesh with the silver and Maharashtra with the bronze. In the women’s team event, Madhya Pradesh won gold while Maharashtra returned with silver followed by Goa who won bronze.
Popy Hazarika of Assam clinched the gold in the women’s 59 Kg weightlifting category with a total lift of 191 Kg (Snatch – 86 Kg, C&J-105 Kg). Davinder Kaur of Punjab won the silver with a total lift of 182 Kg and M. Deepanayomi of Andhra Pradesh lifted 180 Kg to win the bronze.
In the men’s 67 Kg category, Mizoram’s Lalhunthara lifted a total of 281 Kg to clinch the gold, edging out Subhash Lahre of SSCB by just a kilogram who won the silver with a total lift of 280 Kg and Arunachal Pradesh’s Bengia Tani won bronze with a lift of 277 Kg.
In the Women’s 64 Kg, Ditimoni Sonowal of Assam clinched the gold with a total lift of 200 Kg with S. Nirupama Devi of Manipur (195 kg) taking home the silver Jasveer Kaur of Punjab (186 kg) bagging the bronze.
N. Ajith of Tamil Nadu won the gold medal in 73 Kg Men’s category with a total lift of 290 Kg. Ranjeet Chavan of Maharashtra bagged the silver medal with a lift of 281 Kg and J. Koteswara Rao of Andhra Pradesh won the bronze.
In gymnastics, Yogeshwar Singh of Haryana clinched gold followed by Sidharth Verma of Uttar Pradesh and Gaurav Kumar of SSCB who won silver and bronze in the all round individual men’s event.
Pranati Nayak, who is now representing Odisha, won the gold in the women’s all round individual which was held on Wednesday. Pranati Das of West Bengal won the silver while Shraddha Talekar of Maharashtra won bronze.
In Rugby, Odisha beat Karnataka and Bihar beat Delhi in the quarterfinals of Women’s event played at the Athletics Stadium, Bambolim. Odisha blanked Karnataka 64-0 while Bihar reached the semis beating Delhi 53-0. In the third quarterfinal, West Bengal beat Kerala 27-7 to secure a place in the semis.
In the men’s category, Haryana beat Punjab 31-10, Odisha beat Bihar 19-14, Maharashtra beat Goa 22-0 and West Bengal beat Kerala 24-12 to book their places in the semi-finals.
Navelim Telangana will face Madhya Pradesh while Delhi will face Chattisgarh in the semi-finals of Women’s Basketball 3x3. In the men’s category Madhya Pradesh will take on Rajasthan while Delhi will be against Punjab for a place in the finals.
Important Results:
Weightlifting
Women’s 59 KG
Gold – Popy Hazarika (Assam) – Snatch – 86 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 105 Kg, Total – 191 Kg
Silver – Davinder Kaur (Punjab) – Snatch – 83 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 100 Kg, Total – 183 Kg
Bronze – M. Deepanayomi (Andhra Pradesh) – Snatch – 75 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 105 Kg, Total – 180 Kg
Men’s 67 KG
Gold – Lalhunthara (Mizoram) – Snatch-122 Kg, Clean & Jerk-159 Kg, Total-281 Kg
Silver – Subhash Lahre (SSCB) – Snatch-124 Kg, Clean & Jerk-156 Kg, Total – 280 Kg
Bronze – Bengia Tani (Arunachal Pradesh) – Snatch-121 Kg, Clean & Jerk-156 Kg, Total- 278 Kg
Women’s 64 Kg
Gold – Ditimoni Sonowal (Assam) – Snatch – 88 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 112 Kg, Total – 200 Kg
Silver - S. Nirupama Devi (Manipur) - Snatch-85 Kg, Clean & Jerk-110 Kg, Total 195 Kg
Bronze - Jasvir Kaur (Punjab) - Snatch-80 Kg, Clean & Jerk-106 Kg, Total 186 Kg
Men’s 73 Kg
Gold - N.Ajith (Tamil Nadu) - Snatch-130 Kg, Clean & Jerk-160 Kg, Total 290 Kg
Silver - Ranjeet Chavan (Maharashtra) -Snatch-121 Kg, Clean & Jerk-160 Kg, Total 281 Kg
Bronze - J. Koteswara Rao (Andhra Pradesh) Snatch-125 Kg, Clean & Jerk-154 Kg, Total 279 Kg
Gymnastics
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Individual All Round Final
Gold – Yogeshwar Singh (Haryana) – 76.75
Silver – Sidharth Verma (Uttar Pradesh) – 74.45
Bronze – Gaurav Kumar (SSCB) – 73.95
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Individual All Round Final
Gold – Pranati Nayak (Odisha) – 45.60
Silver – Pranati Das (West Bengal) – 43.95
Bronze – Shraddha Talekar (Maharashtra) – 41.45
Acrobatic Gymnastics
Men’s Pair
Gold – Aditya Arun Khasale, Akash Bhaulal Gosavi (Maharashtra) – 68.43
Silver – Davinder Singh, Mohit Bhandari (Chandigarh) – 63.29
Bronze – Mohammed Arshad,Shivam Biswas (Uttarakhand) – 62.71
Women’s Pair
Gold – Priti Ramesh Ekhande, Rutuja Dattatray (Maharashtra) – 68.32
Silver – Debasmita Sarkar, Nisha Sarkar (West Bengal) – 54.93
Bronze – Harshita Sharma, Nandini Kumari (Delhi) – 54.30
Mixed Pair
Gold – Achal Ananda Gurav, Ashutosh Laxman (Maharashtra) – 68.19
Silver – Kiran B.K, Prasananjeya Atibudhi (Karnataka) – 60.46
Bronze – Sangita Lohar, Sudip Das (West Bengal) – 58.75
Men’s Group
Gold – SSCB – 73.28
Silver – Kerala – 68.90
Bronze – West Bengal – 67.22
Women’s Group
Gold – Maharashtra – 70.78
Silver – West Bengal – 61.25
Bronze – Delhi – 56.36
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Individual All Round
Gold - Sanyukta Prasen Kale (Maharashtra) – 96.40
Silver – Life Adlakha (Haryana) – 90.05
Bronze – Nishika Chintamani Kale (Maharashtra) – 85.95
Modern Pentathlon
Laser Run Men’s Individual
Babu Gaonkar (Goa) – 12.26.27
Ajay (Haryana) – 12.30.13
Ravi (Haryana) – 13.02.98
Laser Run Women’s Individual
Ujjala (Haryana) – 14.58.89
Yoginee Umakant Salunke (Maharashtra) – 15.12.54
Neha Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) – 15.33.37
Laser Run Men’s Team
Gold – Haryana
Silver – Madhya Pradesh
Bronze – Maharashtra
Laser Run Women’s Team
Gold – Madhya Pradesh
Silver – Maharashtra
Bronze – Goa
Laser Run Mixed Relay
Gold – Anju and Ravi (Haryana) – 15.23.91
Silver – Seeta Gosavi and Babu Gaonkar (Goa) – 16.01.50
Bronze – Yoginee Salunke and Sahaji Sargar (Maharashtra) – 16.14.43
Fencing
Women’s Sabre Individual
Gold – C.A Bhavani Devi (Tamil Nadu)
Silver – S.Sowmiya (Kerala)
Bronze – Jagmeet Kaur (Punjab)
Shiksha Ballouria (Himachal Pradesh)
Men’s Foil Individual
Gold – Arjun (SSCB)
Silver – Bibish Kathiresan (SSCB)
Bronze – Dev (Haryana)
Konsam Denny Singh (Manipur)
Women’s Epee Individual
Gold – Taniksha Khatri (Haryana)
Silver – Jyotika Dutta (Himachal Pradesh)
Bronze – Ena Arora (Punjab)
Saikhom Devi Nelycrose (Manipur)
Pencak Silat
Artistic Solo Men’s
Gold – Aaryan (Punjab)
Silver – Pankaj Gahlot (Rajasthan)
Bronze – Vaibhav Kale (Maharashtra)
Vilton D’Cruz (Goa)
Artistic Solo Women’s
Gold – Disha Reddy (Madhya Pradesh)
Silver – Dechamma Sudaiah (Karnataka)
Bronze – Purvi Ganjave (Maharashtra)
Ann Maria Abraham (Kerala)
Artistic Ganda Male
Gold – Sinam Chinghei Singh, Sinam Jevan Singh (Manipur)
Silver – Bose Guru, Mohanavel M (Tamil Nadu)
Bronze – Kartik, Sachin (Maharashtra)
Ajay Doley, Gautam Ram (Goa)
Artistic Ganda Women’s
Gold – Sonia, Simran (Haryana)
Silver – Prajakta Bhekane, Madhu Chauhan (Goa)
Bronze – Thokchom Chanu, Thingbaijam Chanu (Manipur)
Dechamma Sudaiah, G. Rishita (Karnataka)
Rugby 7s
Women
Quarterfinals
Women’s
Odisha bt Karnataka – 64-0, Bihar bt Delhi 53-0, West Bengal bt Kerala – 27-7, Maharashtra bt Goa – 43-0
Men’s
Haryana bt Punjab – 31-10, Odisha bt Bihar – 19-14, Maharashtra bt Goa – 22-0, West Bengal bt Kerala – 24-12
Men
Pool A: Haryana bt Odisha – 17-10, Kerala bt Goa – 22-10
Pool B: Maharashtra bt West Bengal – 24-19, Bihar bt Punjab – 26-5
Basketball 3x3
Women
Pool A: Chattisgarh bt Goa – 22-04, Telangana bt Chattisgarh – 22-04, Telangana bt Goa – 21-03, Kerala bt Goa – 21-07, Telangana bt Kerala – 21-15, Chattisgarh bt Kerala – 11-9, Madhya Pradesh bt Karnataka – 17-12,
Pool B: Delhi bt Tamil Nadu– 14-12, Delhi bt Karnataka – 21-10, Madhya Pradesh bt Tamil Nadu – 17-16, Delhi bt Madhya Pradesh – 21-09, Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka – 21-08
Men
Pool A: Rajasthan bt Tamil Nadu – 21-10, Delhi bt Tamil Nadu – 18-11, Delhi bt Goa – 21-13, Rajasthan bt Goa – 21-18, Tamil Nadu bt Goa – 21-12, Delhi bt Rajasthan – 18-14,
Pool B: Punjab bt Kerala – 18-12, Madhya Pradesh bt Telangana – 21-13, Punjab bt Telangana – 21-11, Madhya Pradesh bt Kerala – 18-16, Madhya Pradesh bt Punjab – 21-16, Kerala bt Telangana – 22-06
Netball
Men Fast 5
Pool A: Haryana bt Rajasthan -36-28, Goa bt Rajasthan- 40-28, Haryana bt Uttar Pradesh – 32-21
Pool B: Kerala beat Karnataka - 27-26, Pool B- Delhi bt Punjab - 24-23, Delhi bt Kerala – 34-19, Karnataka bt Punjab – 33-14,
Women Fast 5
Pool A: Himachal Pradesh bt Goa - 24-15, Haryana beat Kerala - 26-14, Haryana bt Himachal Pradesh – 29-26, Kerala bt Goa – 26-24, Haryana bt Goa – 25-17
Pool B: -Punjab bt Chandigarh - 20-13, Telangana bt Delhi - 26-16, Telangana bt Punjab by 21-17, Delhi bt Chandigarh - 26-18
Limited-time offer: Big stories, small price. Keep independent media alive. Become a Scroll member today!
Our journalism is for everyone. But you can get special privileges by buying an annual Scroll Membership. Sign up today!