KIUG 2025: Chandigarh University’s Tanya Choudhary breaks meet record to clinch hammer throw gold
Jaipur, Dec 1 – Thursday’s events at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium saw Chandigarh University’s Tanya Choudhary smash her own meet and national university marks to grab the women’s hammer‑throw crown at the fifth edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG 2025) in Rajasthan. Fellow athletes from Jain University and Shivaji University topped the medal tables for the fastest women and men in the 100 m races.
KIUG 2025 is spread across seven Rajasthani cities, fielding 4,448 competitors from 222 universities in 23 medal‑bearing disciplines. The program is run under the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in partnership with the Rajasthan State Sports Council, while Poornima University hosts the block.
In the hammer event, Tanya leapt a distance of 64.29 m, eclipsing her previous record of 60.61 m from last year’s edition. Haqikat Kaur Grewá of Panjab University earned silver with 51.90 m and Aman Deep Kaur (Punjabi University) took bronze at 45.06 m. “I had aimed for the national record, but things went differently,” Grewá told SAI media. “Still, winning a third straight KIUG gold makes me happy.”
Chandigarh also took gold in the women’s shot‑put, with Shiksha clearing a clean 15.00 m. That adds a second medal to her university’s total, bringing them to the fourth spot in the overall standings – 13 golds behind Guru Nanak Dev University, which leads with 30 golds, 10 silvers and 12 bronzes.
The evening session produced the first non‑swimming gold for Jain. Keerthana sprinted to a 11.94‑second victory in the women’s 100 m, edging out Teena Pareek of Lovely Professional University (12.18 s) and Samriti Jamwal of Himachal Pradesh University (12.21 s). On the men’s side, Shivaji’s Rushiprasad Desai ran the 100 m in 10.53 s, with Laukik Melge (Savitribai Phule Pune University) and Jai Bhoir (Somaiya Vidyavihar) claiming silver and bronze.
Earlier placings highlighted Rabindranath Tagore University’s Busra Khan in the women’s 5,000 m, finishing in 18:15.27, just ahead of Kavayitri Bahinabai University’s Pawara Rink at 18:20.52. In the men’s 5,000 m, Lalit Narayan Mithila University’s Trilok Kumar won in 15:06.16, with Gaurav Yadav (Deen Dayal Upadhayay University) taking silver at 15:49.23.
On the football pitch at Poornima University, the Guru Nanak Dev team edged Lovely Professional University 2‑1 in the women’s semi‑final. Meanwhile, Chaudhary Bansilal University of Bhiwani won 1‑0 over Guru Jambheshwar University of Hisar.
A brief summary of the athletics medal tally follows, matching the information reported by SAI:
Women’s Track and Field
- 100 m: Gold – Keerthana (Jain) 11.94 s; Silver – Teena Pareek (LPU) 12.18 s; Bronze – Samriti Jamwal (HPU) 12.21 s
- 400 m: Gold – Manisha (Kurukshetra) 59.54 s
- 5,000 m: Gold – Bushra Khan (RBT) 18:15.27; Silver – Rinkee Pawara (Kavayatri) 18:20.52
- Long Jump: Gold – Deepanshi Singh (DRMLU) 6.20 m; Silver – Shridevika VS (Mangalore) 6.05 m; Bronze – Nimisha (LPU) 5.54 m
- Shot Put: Gold – Shiksha (CU) 15.00 m; Silver – Jaskanwal Kaur (Punjabi) 14.95 m; Bronze – Simranjeet Kaur (Guru Kashi) 13.89 m
- Hammer (4 kg): Gold – Tanya Choudhary (CU) 64.29 m (Meet record); Silver – Haqikat Grewá (Panjab) 51.90 m; Bronze – Aman Deep Kaur (Punjabi) 45.06 m
Men’s Track and Field
- 100 m: Gold – Rushiprasad Desai (Shivaji) 10.53 s; Silver – Laukik Melge (SPPU) 10.59 s; Bronze – Jai Bhoir (Somaiya) 10.86 s
- 400 m: Gold – SM Akash Raj (MKU) 47.48 s; Silver – Abhimanyu P (Annamalai) 48.94 s
- 5,000 m: Gold – Trilok Kumar (LN Mithila); Silver – Gaurav Yadav (DDU)
- Discus Throw: Gold – Nagendra Annappa Naik (Mangalore) 53.28 m; Silver – Arvind Sharma (MdA) 50.91 m; Bronze – Harnoor Singh Sandhu (GNDU) 48.09 m
- Pole Vault: Gold – Reegan Ganesan (MdA) 4.95 m; Silver – Avneesh Kumar (LPU) 4.90 m; Bronze – Aman Singh (Mangalore) 4.50 m
Other sports included beach volleyball, where VELS Institute of Science and Advanced Studies (TN) took the women’s gold, and SRM University won the men’s title. In hockey’s women’s semi‑final, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology edged Guru Nanak Dev University 2‑2 (3‑2) and ITM University prevailed over Maharshee Dayanand University 5‑1.
In the men’s table tennis group stage, Chitkara University bested Jadhavpur University 3‑0; the University of Madras beat Maharaja Krishakumarsinh Bhavnagar 3‑0; Chandigarh University outmatched Osmania 3‑0; and the University of Calcutta edged Jain 3‑2.
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