National Games 2023: Bhavani Devi defends gold in fencing women's sabre individual event

Babu Gaonkar won hosts Goa's first gold medal in the national games.

Olympian CA Bhavani Devi from Tamil Nadu continued her impressive performance in the Women's Sabre Individual Fencing event, while hosts Goa secured three medals in Modern Pentathlon at the National Games 2023 on Thursday.

Bhavani Devi, a prominent star at the Games' official opening, triumphed over Kerala's S Soumiya with a score of 15-5 in the final, securing consecutive National Games 2023 gold medals. In the same event, Shiksha Ballouria of Himachal Pradesh and Jagmeet Kaur of Punjab claimed bronze medals.

Earlier in the day, Babu Gaonkar earned the host state's first gold medal by winning the Men's Laser Run event in Modern Pentathlon in Ponda. Haryana's Ajay and Ravi secured silver and bronze, respectively. Later, Babu teamed up with Seeta Gosavi to win silver in the Laser Run mixed relay, while Anju and Ravi from Haryana clinched the gold, and Yoginee Salunke and Shahaji Sargar from Maharashtra secured bronze.

In the Women's Laser Run, Ujjala from Haryana secured the gold, followed by Yoginee Umakant Salunke from Maharashtra with silver and Neha Yadav from Madhya Pradesh with bronze. In the Men's Laser Run Team event, Haryana secured gold, Madhya Pradesh took silver, and Maharashtra received bronze. In the Women's Team event, Madhya Pradesh earned gold, while Maharashtra secured silver, and Goa won bronze.

At the Campal Sports Village, Popy Hazarika from Assam secured the gold in the Women's 59 Kg weightlifting category with a total lift of 191 Kg (Snatch – 86 Kg, Clean & Jerk – 105 Kg). Davinder Kaur from Punjab secured silver with a total lift of 182 Kg, and M. Deepanayomi from 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 secure the gold, narrowly surpassing Subhash Lahre from SSCB by just one kilogram. Arunachal Pradesh's Bengia Tani claimed bronze with a total lift of 277 Kg.

In the Women's 64 Kg category, Ditimoni Sonowal from Assam secured the gold with a total lift of 200 Kg, while S. Nirupama Devi from Manipur took home the silver (195 kg), and Jasveer Kaur from Punjab bagged the bronze (186 kg).

N. Ajith from Tamil Nadu claimed the gold medal in the 73 Kg Men's category with a total lift of 290 Kg. Ranjeet Chavan from Maharashtra secured the silver medal with a lift of 281 Kg, and J. Koteswara Rao from Andhra Pradesh won the bronze.

In Gymnastics at the Peddem Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Yogeshwar Singh from Haryana won gold in the All Round Individual Men's event, with Sidharth Verma from Uttar Pradesh and Gaurav Kumar from SSCB receiving silver and bronze, respectively.

Later in the day, Maharashtra added five more gold medals in gymnastics, securing victory in the Women's and Men's Pairs, Mixed Pair, and Women's Group in Acrobatic Gymnastics, as well as the Women's individual all-round event in rhythmic gymnastics. SSCB won another gold in the Men's Group.

Pranati Nayak, representing Odisha, secured the gold in the Women's All-Round Individual event, with Pranati Das from West Bengal winning silver and Shraddha Talekar from Maharashtra receiving bronze.

In Rugby, Odisha defeated Karnataka, and Bihar overcame Delhi in the quarterfinals of the Women's event, while West Bengal secured a place in the semis by beating Kerala. In the Men's category, Haryana bested Punjab, Odisha won against Bihar, Maharashtra defeated Goa, and West Bengal triumphed over Kerala to book their spots in the semi-finals.

At the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium in Navelim, Telangana faced Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi played against Chhattisgarh in the semi-finals of Women's Basketball 3x3. In the men's category, Madhya Pradesh squared off against Rajasthan, and Delhi faced 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's Quarterfinals

Odisha beat Karnataka – 64-0, Bihar beat Delhi 53-0, West Bengal beat Kerala – 27-7, Maharashtra beat Goa – 43-0

Men’s Quarterfinals

Haryana beat Punjab – 31-10, Odisha beat Bihar – 19-14, Maharashtra beat Goa – 22-0, West Bengal beat Kerala – 24-12

Men

Pool A: Haryana beat Odisha – 17-10, Kerala beat Goa – 22-10

Pool B: Maharashtra beat West Bengal – 24-19, Bihar beat 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