National Games 2023 November 4 Results: Dhinidhi Desinghu becomes youngest female swimmer to win seven gold medals

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Published at :November 5, 2023 at 1:17 AM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:57 AM

National Games 2023 November 4 Results: Dhinidhi Desinghu becomes youngest female swimmer to win seven gold medals

(Courtesy : National Games)

Srihari Nataraj cliched record 10 medals in swimming.

Fourteen-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu made history by becoming the youngest female swimmer to secure seven gold medals in the National Games. Meanwhile, Srihari Nataraj’s exceptional performance earned him 10 medals, including eight gold, one silver, and one bronze. Karnataka rightfully claimed the top spot in the aquatic competitions of the National Games 2023 at the Campal Swimming Complex on Saturday.

As the competition entered its final day, Dhinidhi was in a tie with her teammate Nina Venkatesh, each with five gold medals and two more events to contest. Dhinidhi’s outstanding performance in the 100m freestyle, where she set a new games record, propelled her ahead.

Later, she joined forces with Nina, Srihari, and Vidith Shankar to secure a gold medal for Karnataka in the 4x100m Medley Relay, the last swimming event of the National Games. This victory brought Dhinidhi’s total gold medal count to seven.

On day two of the shooting competitions at the Yash Academy range in Mandrem, North Goa, Haryana and Punjab shared four gold medals. Notably, two Olympians, Anjum Moudgil and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, clinched gold in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) and men’s skeet events, respectively.

Haryana secured gold through Sanjana Sood in the women’s skeet and the duo of Sarabjot Singh and Palak Gulia in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Haryana now boasts three of the five gold medals awarded in shooting so far, following Sagar Bhargava’s victory in the men’s 10m air pistol on the opening day.

Defending champions Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) and Haryana are closing in on table leaders Maharashtra, amassing 51 and 45 gold medals, respectively. Maharashtra has a total of 179 medals, including 63 gold, as well as 58 each of silver and bronze medals.

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Harshitha Jayaram of Kerala secured the gold in the 100m Breaststroke with a new games record, while SP Likith of SSCB claimed gold in the men’s section with a timing of 1:02.25 seconds. Srihari clinched gold in the 100m Men’s freestyle with a dominating performance, establishing a new games record and stopping the clock at 49.97 seconds.

Haryana secured their second shooting gold of the Goa National Games when the pair of Sarabjot Singh and Palak Gulia triumphed in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event, defeating Rajasthan’s Khanak Vyas and Amit Sharma with a score of 17-11. The two teams advanced to the gold medal match by finishing first and second in the qualification. Sarabjot and Palak secured first place with a combined score of 581, while Khanak and Amit finished second with 577.

Olympian and former world championship silver medallist Anjum Moudgil returned to the winner’s circle with a comprehensive victory, besting world record holder Sift Kaur Samra and Hangzhou Asiad star Ashi Chouksey, who won silver and bronze, respectively.

In the Women’s Doubles tennis competition at the Fatorda Multipurpose Grounds, Asian Games mixed doubles gold medallist Rutuja Bhosale, partnered with Prarthana Thombare, secured the gold medal for Maharashtra by defeating Sravya Shivani and Rashmika Bhamipaty of Telangana in straight sets (6-3, 6-1).

Later, Maharashtra achieved victory in the men’s doubles category as Arjun Khade and Purav Raja triumphed over Prajwal S.D Dev and Adil Kalyanpur of Karnataka in straight sets (7/6, 6/3) to win the gold.

In Canoeing and Kayaking at the Chapora River, Madhya Pradesh’s Arjun Singh, who had represented the country in the recently concluded Asian Games, claimed two medals in the Canoeing races. He secured gold in the individual 1000m category with a timing of 4:19.375 seconds. Subsequently, he teamed up with Sonu Verma to win silver in the 1000m canoe with a timing of 4.29.055 seconds. SSCB clinched the gold, while Odisha secured the bronze.

National Games 2023 Day 9 (November 4) Important Results

Swimming

Men’s 100m Freestyle

Gold – Srihari Nataraj (Karnataka) – 49.97 s (NGR)

Silver – A.S Anand (SSCB) – 51.37 s

Bronze – Vishal Grewal (Delhi) – 51.48 s

Women’s 100m Freestyle

Gold – Dhinidhi Desinghu (Karnataka) – 57.87 s (NGR)

Silver – Shivangi Sarma (Assam) – 58.07 s

Bronze – Janhvi Choudhary (West Bengal) – 58.37 s

Women’s 100m Breaststroke

Gold – Harshitha Jayaram (Kerala) – 1:13.89 s (NGR)

Silver – A.K Linyesha (Karnataka) – 1:13.99 s

Bronze – Venika Parikh (Gujarat) – 1:14.64 s

Men’s 100m Breaststroke

Gold – S.P Likith (SSCB) – 1:02.25 s

Silver – S. Danush (Tamil Nadu) – 1:03.95 s

Bronze – S. Suneesh (SSCB) – 1:04.64 s

4X100m Mixed Medley Relay

Gold – Karnataka – 4:03.80 s

(Srihari Nataraj, Vidith S. Shankar, Nina Venkatesh, Dhinidhi Desinghu)

Silver – Maharashtra – 4:09.75 s

(Palak Joshi, Hiba Chougle, Mihir Ambre, Virdhawal Khade)

Bronze – West Bengal – 4:11.87 s

(Soubrity Mondal, Sayan Bhowmik, Sanu Debnath, Janhvi Choudhary)

Shooting

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

Gold – Sarabjot Singh/Palak Gulia

Silver – Khanak Vyas/Amit Sharma

Bronze – Nancy Solanki/Yugpratap Singh Rathore

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

Gold – Anjum Moudgil (Punjab) – 458.9 points

Silver – Sift Kaur Samra (Punjab) – 458.2 points

Bronze – Ashi Chouksey (Madhya Pradesh) – 445.3 points

Skeet Women

Gold – Sanjana Sood (Haryana)

Silver – Raizia Dhillon (Haryana)

Bronze – Maheshwari Chauhan (Rajasthan)

Skeet Men

Gold – Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (Punjab)

Silver – Rituraj Bundela (Madhya Pradesh)

Bronze – Arjun Thakur (SSCB)

Tennis

Women’s Doubles

Finals – Rutuja Bhosale/Prarthana Thombare (Maharashtra) bt Rashmika Bhamipaty/Sravya Shivani (Telangana) – 6/3, 6/1)

Bronze – C. Sai Samhitha/Janani Ramesh (Tamil Nadu)

Sharmada Balu/Soha Sadiq (Karnataka)

Men’s Doubles

Finals – Arjun Khade/Purav Raja (Mahrashtra) bt Prajwal S.D Dev/Adil Kalyanpur (Karnataka) – 7/6, 6/3

Bronze – Digvijay Singh/Karan Singh (Haryana)

Siddharth Vishwakarma/Sidharth Rawat (Uttar Pradesh)

Canoeing & Kayaking

Men’s 1000m Kayak Individual

Gold – L. Naocha Singh (Manipur) – 3:58.895 s

Silver – Rimson Mairembam (Madhya Pradesh) – 4:03.4 s

Bronze – Oinam Arun Singh (Manipur) – 4:05.420 s

Men’s 1000m Kayak Pair

Gold – K.R Kannan/Rimson Mairembam (Madhya Pradesh) – 3:43.830 s

Silver – Tomthilnganba Ngashepam/Khangembam Nanao Meitei (Odisha) – 3:44.00

Bronze – CH. Devabrata Singh/Ajatsatru Sharma (SSCB) – 3:50.190 s

Men’s 1000m Canoe Pair

Gold – PH. Gyaneshwor Singh/N. Ribason Singh (SSCB) – 4:22.830 s

Silver – Arjun Singh/Sonu Verma (Madhya Pradesh) – 4:29.055 s

Bronze – Phairembam Borish Singh/Avinash Shingam (Odisha) – 4:37.630 s

Men’s 1000m Canoe Individual

Gold – Arjun Singh (Madhya Pradesh) – 4:19.375 s

Silver – Salam Sunil Singh (SSCB) – 4:30.245 s

Bronze – Ningthoujam Nepolian (Karnataka) – 4:31.920 s

Triathlon

Individual Men

Gold – Adarsh Murlidharan S (SSCB) – 1:02:25 s

Silver – K.P Yajat Aiyappa (Karnataka) – 1:02:43 s

Bronze – Khundrakpam Nganba Meitei (Manipur) – 1:03:04 s

Wushu

Women’s Taijijian

Gold – Yengkhom Geeta Devi (Manipur) – 9:15 points

Silver – Shravani Khatke (Maharashtra) – 8.15 points

Bronze –Sakshi Johri (Uttar Pradesh) – 8.10 points

Men’s Taijijian

Gold – H. Karanjit Sharma (SSCB) – 9.55 points

Silver – Sanma Brahma (Assam) – 9:35 points

Bronze – Abhishekh Mehto (Delhi) – 8.60 points

Women’s Nangun

Gold – Neelam Choudhary (Rajasthan) – 9.00 points

Silver – Konjengbam Luxmi Devi (Manipur) – 8.80 points

Bronze – Geeta Xalxo (Jharkhand) – 8.00 points

Men’s Nangun

Gold – Bonish Yurembram (Manipur) – 9.00 points

Silver – Sher Bahaddur (Goa) – 8.85 points

Bronze – Prashant Manhans (Himachal Pradesh) – 8.10 points

Cycling

Women Sprint Team

Gold – Maharashtra – 00:52.807 s

Silver – Manipur – 00:53.930 s

Bronze – Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 00:54.644 s

Women Omnium Individual

Gold – Meenakshi (Haryana) – 141 points

Silver – Keerthi Ralagaswamy C (Karnataka) – 131 points

Bronze – Swasti Singh (Odisha) – 129 points

Men Sprint Team

Gold – Manipur – 00:46.546 s

Silver – Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 00:47.675 s

Bronze – SSCB – 00:48.356 s

Lawn Bowls

Men’s Pairs

Gold – Jharkhand

Silver – West Bengal

Bronze – Delhi, Madhya Pradesh

Men’s Triples

Gold – Assam

Silver – West Bengal

Bronze – Jharkhand, Delhi

Women’s Fours

Gold – Assam

Silver – Delhi

Bronze – West Bengal, Odisha

Women’s Singles

Gold – Chhoti Kumari (Jharkhand)

Silver – Beena Shah (West Bengal)

Bronze – Shaistha Sharma (Delhi), Nayanmoni Saikia (Assam)

Archery

Indian Round Men Team

Gold – Assam

Silver – Haryana

Bronze – Chhattisgarh

Indian Round Women Team

Gold – Manipur

Silver – Assam

Bronze – Gujarat

Indian Round Mixed Team

Gold – Manipur

Silver – Assam

Bronze – Rajasthan

Indian Round Individual Men

Gold – Gemmeli Biraghi Naidu (Andhra Pradesh)

Silver – Saurabh Maurya (Uttar Pradesh)

Bronze – Dasarath Rajagopal (Kerala)

Indian Round Individual Women

Gold – Tutumoni Boro (Assam)

Silver – Wangkhem Malesori Devi (Manipur)

Bronze – Laiphrakpam Rojina Devi (Manipur)

Water Polo

Men’s

Gold – Maharashtra

Silver – SSCB

Bronze – West Bengal

Women’s

Gold – Kerala

Silver – West Bengal

Bronze – Maharashtra

Football

Men’s Football

Pool A: Kerala drew Meghalaya – 2-2, Manipur bt Maharashtra – 8-3

Kabbadi

Women

Haryana bt Punjab – 31-27

Rajasthan bt Uttar Pradesh – 54 – 24

Men

SSCB drew Haryana – 34-34

Tamil Nadu by Chandigarh – 51- 27

Hockey

Men

Pool A: Odisha bt West Bengal – 12-0, Haryana bt Maharashtra – 3-1

Pool B: Tamil Nadu bt Jharkhand – 6-2

Women

Pool A: Haryana bt Madhya Pradesh – 4-2, Odisha bt Tamil Nadu – 6-1

Pool B: Punjab drew Maharashtra – 3-3

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Alex graduated in mass communication in 2016 and has been covering global sports for Khel Now since then. He is covering sports tech, igaming, sports betting and casino domain from 2017.