National Games 2023: Maharashtra sweeps gold medals in Mallakhamb, Modern Pentathlon to surge ahead in medal tally

Defending champions Haryana and Services were second and third respectively.

Maharashtra, with a clean sweep of golds in Mallakhamb and Modern Pentathlon, surged ahead with more than 10 gold medals in the medal tally, leaving contenders Haryana and defending champions, Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), behind at the National Games 2023.

In basketball competitions at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim, Kerala Women successfully defended their title, defeating Karnataka 57-54 to win the gold, while Punjab Men secured the gold by defeating defending champions Tamil Nadu 105-103 in overtime. Punjab had previously lost to Tamil Nadu in the finals of the last edition of the games.

In the tightly contested women's finals, R. Sreekala led Kerala with 29 points, while Sanjana Ramesh top-scored for Karnataka with 21 points. Earlier, Tamil Nadu secured the bronze medal by beating Uttar Pradesh 92-65.

In the men's finals, Indian international Amjyot Singh's remarkable performance with 42 points helped Punjab win the gold, with B. Soorya top-scoring for Tamil Nadu with 28 points. Delhi secured the bronze medal by defeating Services 93-56, with notable performances from Indian team Captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi and Joginder Singh.

At the Peddem Multipurpose Indoor Stadium in Gymnastics, Odisha's Pranati Nayak clinched her fourth gold medal of the games in the Women's Artistic Balancing Beam category with 11.733 points. Pranati Das of West Bengal secured the silver, her fourth of the games, and Mallika Kulshreshtha of Delhi won the bronze.

In Rhythmic Gymnastics, Haryana's Life Adlakha denied Maharashtra's Sanyukta Kale a clean sweep by winning the gold medal in the Ribbon category with 23.70 points, while Sanyukta Kale secured the silver and Richa Chordia won the bronze.

At the Campal Sports Village, Maharashtra dominated Mallakhamb, winning all six gold medals on offer. Rupali Gangawane won two gold medals in the women's rope and pole categories.

In the Women's 81 Kg weightlifting category, N. Lalitha of Andhra Pradesh lifted a total of 211 Kg to secure the gold, with Vanshitha Verma from Chandigarh winning the silver with a total lift of 208 Kg, and Rakhi Purohit from Rajasthan taking the bronze with an aggregate lift of 207 Kg.

In the Men's 102 Kg category, Kojum Tara of SSCB secured the gold with a total lift of 330 Kg, four kilos more than Goa's Shubham Verma, who lifted 326 Kg, and five kilos more than Mohammed Jameir Hussain, who lifted 325 Kg. In the Women's 87 Kg category, Maharashtra's Komal Wakale won the gold with a total lift of 205 Kg, while Karnataka's B.N Usha secured the silver with a lift of 203 Kg, and Rakhi of Haryana took the bronze with a lift of 196 Kg.

In Modern Pentathlon, Maharashtra won all five gold medals in the Biathle held at Ponda Indoor Swimming Complex. Parth Mirage and Mansi Vinod Mohite each won three gold medals in the individual and team events.

In Fencing at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, SSCB clinched the gold medal in the Men's Sabre Team event, defeating Maharashtra in the finals. Punjab and Rajasthan secured the bronze medals. In Women's Foil Individual, Tamil Nadu's Ashitha S. Joy won the gold by beating V.P Kanagalakshmi of Kerala in the final. Waikhom Sonia Devi of Manipur and Isha of Haryana secured the bronze medals.

Important Results

Weightlifting

Women's 81 KG

• Gold: N. Lalitha (Andhra Pradesh) – Snatch: 96 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 115 Kg, Total: 211 Kg
• Silver: Vanshita Verma (Chandigarh) – Snatch: 90 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 118 Kg, Total: 208 Kg
• Bronze: Rakhi Purohit (Rajasthan) – Snatch: 91 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 116 Kg, Total: 207 Kg

Men's 102 KG

• Gold: Kojum Taba (SSCB) – Snatch: 148 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 182 Kg, Total: 330 Kg
• Silver: Shubham Verma (Goa) – Snatch: 143 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 183 Kg, Total: 326 Kg
• Bronze: Md. Jameir Hussain (Assam) – Snatch: 145 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 180 Kg, Total: 325 Kg

Women's 87 Kg

• Gold: Komal Wakale (Maharashtra) - Snatch: 93 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 112 Kg, Total: 205 Kg
• Silver: B.M Usha (Karnataka) – Snatch: 95 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 108 Kg, Total: 203 Kg
• Bronze: Rakhi (Haryana) - Snatch: 87 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 109 Kg, Total: 196 Kg

Men's 109 Kg

• Gold: Lovpreet Singh (SSCB) – Snatch: 151 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 182 Kg, Total: 333 Kg
• Silver: B.S.D Vishnu Vardhan (Andhra Pradesh) – Snatch: 141 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 112 Kg, Total: 320 Kg
• Bronze: Akash Kaushal (Madhya Pradesh) – Snatch: 141 Kg, Clean & Jerk: 178 Kg, Total: 319 Kg

Gymnastics

Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics

Clubs Final

• Gold: Sanyukta Prasen Kale (Maharashtra) – 24.30
• Silver: Life Adlakha (Haryana) – 23.15
• Bronze: Richa Sagar Chordia – 20.30

Ribbon Final

• Gold: Life Adlakha (Haryana) – 23.70
• Silver: Sanyukta Prasen Kale (Maharashtra) – 23.15
• Bronze: Richa Chordia (Maharashtra) – 20.15

Artistic Gymnastics

Men Vaulting Table

• Gold: Ruban Meitei Sanasam (Manipur) – 13.217
• Silver: Mohammad Anas (Odisha) – 13.033
• Bronze: Ujwal Naidu (Karnataka) – 12.984

Women Balancing Beam

• Gold: Pranati Nayak (Odisha) – 11.733
• Silver: Pranati Das (West Bengal) – 10.867
• Bronze: Mallika Kulshreshtha (Delhi) – 10.267

Women Floor

• Gold: Pranati Das (West Bengal) – 11.533
• Silver: Pranati Nayak (Odisha) – 11.400
• Bronze: Eshitaa Sunil Rewale (Maharashtra) – 11.100

Men Parallel Bars

• Gold: Saif Sadik Tamboli (SSCB) – 13.500
• Silver: Tapan Mohanty (Odisha) – 13.100
• Bronze: Yogeshwar Singh (Haryana) – 13.067

Men Horizontal Bar

• Gold: Yogeshwar Singh (Haryana) – 13.300
• Silver: Saif Sadik Tamboli (SSCB) – 12.567
• Bronze: Siddharth Verma (Uttar Pradesh) – 12.433

Men's Still Rings

• Gold: K.P Swathish (Kerala) – 13.267
• Silver: Tapan Mohanty (Odisha) – 12.900
• Bronze: Rakesh Patra (SSCB) – 12.867

Basketball 3x3

Men

• Gold Medal Match: Rajasthan bt Delhi – 21-17
• Bronze Medal Match: Punjab bt Madhya Pradesh – 21-16

Women

• Gold Match: Telangana bt Delhi – 17-14
• Bronze Medal Match: Chattisgarh bt Madhya Pradesh – 20-14

Basketball 5x5

Men

• Gold Medal Match: Punjab bt Tamil Nadu – 105-103
• Bronze Medal Match: Delhi bt SSSCB – 93-56

Women

• Gold Medal Match: Kerala bt Karnataka – 57-54
• Bronze Medal Match: Tamil Nadu bt Uttar Pradesh – 92-65

Modern Pentathlon

Biathle Women Team

• Gold: Maharashtra
• Silver: Madhya Pradesh
• Bronze: Haryana

Biathle Mixed Relay

• Gold: Mansi Mohite, Parth Mirage (Maharashtra)
• Silver: Rama Sonkar, Ankur Chahar (Madhya Pradesh)
• Bronze: Pratiksha Velip, Yug Dalvi (Goa)

Biathle Men

• Gold: Parth Mirage (Maharashtra)
• Silver: Angad Ingalekar (Maharashtra)
• Bronze: Abhishek Modanwal (Madhya Pradesh)

Biathle Men Team

• Gold: Maharashtra
• Silver: Madhya Pradesh
• Bronze: Goa

Biathle Women

• Gold: Mansi Mohite (Maharashtra)
• Silver: Dolly Patil (Madhya Pradesh)
• Bronze: Rama Sonkar (Madhya Pradesh)

Fencing

Women's Foil Individual

• Gold: Ashitha S. Joys (Tamil Nadu)
• Silver: V.P Kanagalakshmi (Kerala)
• Bronze: Waikhom Sonia Devi (Manipur), Isha (Haryana)

Men's Sabre Team

• Gold: SSCB
• Silver: Maharashtra
• Bronze: Punjab, Rajasthan

Pencak Silat

Men's Tanding Class 45-50 Kg

• Gold: Ramchandra Badak (Maharashtra)
• Silver: I. Rahim (Tamil Nadu)
• Bronze: Ashu Kumar (Madhya Pradesh), Suraj Kumar (Punjab)

Women's Tanding Class 45-50 Kg

• Gold: Aditi Naharla (Rajasthan)
• Silver: Tanu Sen (Madhya Pradesh)
• Bronze: Gaytri Negi (Uttarakhand), Parmesh Chauhan (Goa)

Men's Tanding Under 45 Kg

• Gold: Dhanajay Sandugade (Maharashtra)
• Silver: Nitin (Haryana)
• Bronze: Prasana Bendre (Daman & Diu), Ajay Karbotkar (Goa)

Women's Tanding Under 45 Kg

• Gold: Seema Rani (Haryana)
• Silver: Simran (Punjab)
• Bronze: Debika Boroh (Assam), Shamjetshabam (Manipur)

Women's Football

• Pool B: Odisha bt Chandigarh – 4-0, Haryana bt Goa – 4-1

Beach Football Men's

• Pool A: Kerala bt Jharkhand – 15-1, Lakshadweep bt Delhi – 9-3
• Pool B: Goa bt Odisha – 12-3, Punjab bt Uttarakhand – 12-7

Billiards & Snooker

League Stages

6 Red Snooker (Women)

• Vidya Pillai (Karnataka) bt Giana Rego (Maharashtra) – 3-0
• Ishika Shah (Madhya Pradesh) bt Simran (Delhi) – 3-0
• Suniti Damani (West Bengal) bt Astha Mistry (Gujarat) – 3-0
• Neena Praveen (Tami Nadu) bt Elain Jane Gonsalves (Goa) – 3-0

15 Red (Women)

• Amee Kamani (Madhya Pradesh) Beat Pooja Galundia (Rajasthan) – 2-0
• Anupama Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu) Beat Neeta Kothari (West Bengal) – 2-0
• Aanya Patel (Gujarat) Beat Arantxa Sanchis (Maharashtra) – 2-1
• Varsha Sanjeev (Karnataka) Beat Shilpa Santhappa (Goa) – 2-0

Billiards (Men)

Round of 16

• B. Bhaskar (Karnataka) bt Avinash Kumar(Delhi) 3-0
• Jagadesh .B (Tamil Nadu) bt Anmoldeep Singh 3-0
• Aamer Hussain (West Bengal) bt Amit B. Shah (Kerala) – 3-1