Jaipur, Dec 5 (LatestNewsX) – Chandigarh University rode high on a spectacular bout of canoeing and kayaking to snap back the overall title at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025, clinching the championship on Friday.
In total, Chandigarh University pocketed 67 medals—42 golds, 14 silvers and 11 bronzes—while Lovely Professional University (LPU) finished second with 32 golds, 25 silvers and 22 bronzes.
The closing ceremony at Poornima University was graced by Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Dr Prem Chand Bairwa and Rajasthan’s Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Chandigarh University dominated canoeing and kayaking, winning 23 of the 30 available gold medals, along with six swimming golds, five athletics golds, two wrestling golds, and one each in weight‑lifting, shooting, cycling, archery, table tennis and kabaddi.
LPU, on the other hand, secured 78 medals in total—11 more than the champions—but fell short on gold count. Guru Nanak Dev University matched Chandigarh’s 32 golds but ended up third, thanks to a better silver tally (22) and 18 bronzes.
Across the games, athletics set a fresh 12 meet records, including two All‑India University records, underscoring the high calibre of competition.
Olympian Srihari Nataraj proved the most decorated athlete, earning nine golds and two silvers for Jain University, which finished with 27 golds, nine silvers and nine bronzes. His teammates added two more golds and a basketball gold that left the second edition champions in fourth place overall.
Hailing the event as a chance for young athletes from all over India to mingle, learn each other’s cultures and forge new friendships, Khadse noted that sports are vital both for national unity and for projecting India’s soft power abroad.
“Whether we win or lose doesn’t matter as much as the fact that athletes from every state and region have come together. We learn each other’s languages and cultures, infusing fresh energy into sport,” she said.
The Minister added that the Prime Minister’s message that the future lies in our youth must be realised by fostering mutual understanding through sports. “Even those who didn’t lift a medal have earned a new beginning,” she praised, “and spreading sport to every corner of the country will strengthen our unity.”
With 28 gold medals up for grabs on the final day—including 24 in boxing—the title race between LPU and Guru Nanak Dev turned fierce. LPU ultimately secured the lead by capturing two boxing golds and a kabaddi gold.
Guru Kashi University led the boxing tally on Friday, earning four golds, three silvers and five bronzes, moving them to fifth overall with 15 golds, 15 silvers and 18 bronzes.
The Fifth Edition of KIUG 2025 ran across seven Rajasthan cities, drawing 4,448 athletes from 222 universities, competing in 23 medal‑bearing disciplines. The Games were organized by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in partnership with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and hosted by Poornima University.
Results
Basketball
- Women: Gold – Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam; Silver – SRM University, Chennai; Bronze – Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Men: Gold – Jain University; Silver – Christ University; Bronze – University of Madras
Boxing
Women
- Minimum (45‑48 kg): Gold – Janhavi Churi (University of Mumbai); Silver – Bharti (Maharshi Dayanand University); Bronze – Nitika (Shri JJT University, Jhunjhunu), Simran (Guru Kashi University)
- Light fly (50 kg): Gold – Tamanna (Lovely Professional University); Silver – Khushi Deepak Jadhav (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University); Bronze – Ritika (Chitkara University, Punjab), Sheetal Rani (Sports University of Haryana)
- Fly (52 kg): Gold – Devika Satyajit Ghorpade (Savitribai Phule Pune University); Silver – Mohini (Sports University of Haryana); Bronze – Yashika (Lovely Professional University), Pooja (Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University)
- Bantam (54 kg): Gold – Ruchika (Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani); Silver – Sunita (Maharaja Ganga Singh University); Bronze – Shivani (Sports University of Haryana), Kirti (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)
- Feather (57 kg): Gold – Charu Yadav (University of Engineering & Management); Silver – Vinka (Kurukshetra University); Bronze – Sneha Kumari Gupta (Maharaj Suhel Dev State University, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh), Neha (Guru Kashi University)
- Light (60 kg): Gold – Nikita Chand (Soban Singh Jeena University); Silver – Vaishnavi Waghmare (Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS); Bronze – Poonam Ramnarayan Kaithwa (Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University), Mitali Kiran Gunjawale (Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University, Satara)
- Light welter (63 kg): Gold – Disha Vijay Patil (Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon); Silver – Garima (Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya); Bronze – K. Monisha (University of Madras), Vanshika Singh (University of Rajasthan)
- Welter (66 kg): Gold – Lalita (Guru Kashi University); Silver – Arshdeep Kaur (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar); Bronze – Sribhavana M (VELS Institute of Science and Advanced Studies)
- Light middle (70 kg): Gold – Saneh (Guru Kashi University); Silver – Komal Mehta (Soban Singh Jeena University); Bronze – Pratibha (Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa), Ananya Choudhary (University of Jammu)
- Middle (75 kg): Gold – Shweta (Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Rajasthan); Silver – Nisha Kumari (Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani); Bronze – Yogita Chouhan (The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University), Khushi (Maharshi Dayanand University)
- Light heavy (81 kg): Gold – Naina (Baba Mastnath University); Silver – Anjali (Kurukshetra University); Bronze – Ekta (Guru Kashi University), Anjuman Sharma (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University)
- Heavy (+81 kg): Gold – Ipsita Vikram (Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur); Silver – Vanshika Goswami (Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hills); Bronze – Tashree Menaria (University of Engineering & Management), Mankiratkaur Brar (Punjabi University)
Men
- Fly (48‑51 kg): Gold – Anshul Saroha (Guru Kashi University); Silver – Mukesh (Maharaj Suhel Dev State University, Azamgarh); Bronze – Sumit Kumar Singh (Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University), Mukund Acharya (Jai Narain Vyas University, Rajasthan)
- Bantam (51‑54 kg): Gold – Priyanshu Dabas (Sanskaram University, Jhajjar, Haryana); Silver – Sourabh (Nirwan University); Bronze – Prashant Ahirwar (Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh), Sahil (Guru Kashi University)
- Feather (54‑57 kg): Gold – Pankaj Singh Rilkotia (Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University); Silver – Akshat (Guru Kashi University); Bronze – Bhupinder Singh Saini (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar), Sundram Yadav (Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University)
- Light (57‑60 kg): Gold – Sagar (Lovely Professional University); Silver – Ashish Kumar (Guru Kashi University); Bronze – Pruthviraj Nitin Bagal (Bharati Vidyapeeth University (MH)), Karan (Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra)
- Light welter (60‑63.5 kg): Gold – Gorish Pujani (Shobhit University); Silver – Sachin Pawaria (Baba Mastnath University); Bronze – Ashutosh Bhagat (Lovely Professional University), Prashan Kumar (Maharshi Dayanand University)
- Welter (63.5‑67 kg): Gold – Ankit (Guru Jambheshwar University of Sci. & Tech., Hisar); Silver – Ashish Saini (Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa); Bronze – Anke (Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University), Nitesh (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University)
- Light middle (67‑71 kg): Gold – Priyanshu (GNA University Phagwara); Silver – Naveen Siwach (Guru Kashi University); Bronze – Tejaswi Vashisht (Desh Bhagat University, Punjab), Himanshu (Baba Mastnath University (BMU))
- Middle (71‑75 kg): Gold – Aryan Yadav (Sports University of Haryana); Silver – Vikas Kumar (Guru Kashi University); Bronze – Manish Manish Manish (Gurugram University), Mohit (Lovely Professional University)
- Light heavy (75‑80 kg): Gold – Akshay Kumar (Panjab University, Chandigarh); Silver – Kabir Pandit (The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University); Bronze – Shivam Saini (Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University, Aligarh), Kulbir (Lovely Professional University)
- Cruiser (80‑86 kg): Bronze – Harshit Olayan (Rajiv Gandhi Praudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, MP)
- Heavy (86‑92 kg): Gold – Bobin Chauhan (Guru Kashi University); Silver – Rishabh Kumar Pandey (Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith); Bronze – Daksh (Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani), Jaivardhan (Maharshi Dayanand University)
- Super heavy (92‑92+ kg): Gold – Manish (Shri JJT University, Jhunjhunu); Silver – Rhythm (CT University); Bronze – Vishal (Guru Kashi University), Rajat (The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University)
Kabaddi
- Women: Gold – Chandigarh University; Silver – Lalit Narayan Mithila University; Bronze – Guru Kashi University, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya
- Men: Gold – Lovely Professional University; Silver – Punjabi University; Bronze – Guru Kashi University, Panjab University
Volleyball
- Women: Gold – Lovely Professional University; Silver – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology; Bronze – Chandigarh University
- Men: Gold – University of Calicut; Silver – SRM University; Bronze – University of Madras
End of results
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