Under the Khelo India University Games, the second day of the Kayaking and Canoeing Championships at Fatehsagar Lake witnessed high energy, fierce competition, and enthusiastic participation. The world-famous lakefront echoed with cheers as spectators applauded the athletes racing with full power for coveted medals.

Wednesday’s formal programme was graced by special guests including UDA Secretary Hemendra Nagar, Statistics Officer Puneet Sharma, Treasury Officer Parth Sharma, Narendra Bhuria (Sports Manager, Rajasthan State Sports Council), Sudhir Bakshi (Secretary, Rajasthan Badminton Association), Bhagwan Vaishnav (President, Rajasthan Kayaking & Canoeing Association), Dileep Singh Chauhan (Secretary), Suvvivi Sports Board Secretary Bhimraj Patel, social worker Tushar Mehta, Mahaveer Parihar, and other Council coaches.

Athletes Dominate 500m Events

District Sports Officer Dr. Mahesh Paliwal informed that the 500m rounds began at 9 a.m., with players from various universities delivering brilliant performances.

Kayaking – Singles (Men)

Gold: Ningombam Manjit Meetei — Chandigarh University

Silver: Yogesh Singh — Panjab University, Patiala

Bronze: Vishal Goswami — Lovely Professional University

Canoeing – Singles (Men)

Gold: Togabram Roshan Singh — Guru Kashi University

Silver: Alpesh Subhash Dule — Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bronze: Adarsh Kishankutte — University of Kerala

Kayaking – Doubles (Women)

Gold: K. Yaifatobi Devi & Aanchal Kachroo Sahare — Chandigarh University

Silver: Kulsum & Pushpa Yadav — Panjab University, Chandigarh

Bronze: Deepti & Jashmin — Panjab University, Patiala

Canoeing – Doubles (Women)

Gold: Moirangthem Sofia Devi & Salam Chaoba Devi — Chandigarh University

Silver: Niki & Anu — Panjab University

Bronze: Anushka Santosh Ambedkar & Sanskruti Somanath Sinde — SPPU Pune

Kayaking – Four (Men)

Gold: Marembam Lachenba, Sahil Deswal, Ningombam Manjit Meetei, Dev Chaudhary — Chandigarh University

Silver: Lakhvir Singh, Vishal Dagi, Mayank Sharma, Indraraj Kumar — Guru Nanak University, Amritsar

Bronze: Lavkumar, Shubham, Manveer Singh, Rohit — Panjab University, Chandigarh

Evening Session Results

Kayaking – Singles (Women)

Gold: Pooja — Chandigarh University

Silver: Samra A. Chacku — Guru Nanak Dev University

Bronze: Nidhi — Barkatullah University

Canoeing – Singles (Women)

Gold: Salam Chaoba Devi — Chandigarh University

Silver: Anu — Panjab University

Bronze: Riya — Guru Kashi University

Kayaking – Doubles (Men)

Gold: Sahil Deshwal & Dev Chaudhary — Chandigarh University

Silver: Ali Reji & Abhishek — University of Kerala

Bronze: Niranjan Vishnu Patil & Vishwajeet Shivaji Bhosale — Bharati Vidyapeeth University

Canoeing – Doubles (Men)

Gold: Lasiram Boris Singh & Prirembam Boris Singh — Chandigarh University

Silver: Savio Jose & Meethun Madhu

Bronze: Nitin & Amit — Indira Gandhi University

Kayaking – Four (Women)

Gold: Monika Garhwal, Aanchal Kachroo Sahare, Yaifatobi Devi, Pooja — Chandigarh University

Silver: Pushpa Yadav, Nandini, Alpana Sahni, Anshu Prajapati

Bronze: Rutuja Himmat Rao Patil, Nikit Santosh Magdum, Aarti Praveen Jadhav, Suhana Shambhudin Jamadar

Dr. Paliwal added that the final events of the Khelo India University Games Kayaking & Canoeing competitions will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday at Fatehsagar Pal.

 

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