Chandigarh University Triumphs at Khelo India University Games 2025

Chandigarh University has successfully defended its championship title at the Khelo India University Games 2025, showcasing exceptional talent in Canoe and Kayaking, athletics, and swimming. With a total of 67 medals, including 42 golds, the university outperformed its competitors. Lovely Professional University and Guru Nanak Dev University followed in the medal tally, while the event featured over 4,400 athletes from 222 universities. The Games highlighted remarkable performances, including new records in athletics and standout athletes like Srihari Nataraj. Discover more about the thrilling conclusion of this prestigious sporting event.

By Narendra Chaudhary Dec 5, 2025, 23:58 IST

Chandigarh University Defends Championship Title

Chandigarh University showcased an outstanding performance in Canoe and Kayaking, along with impressive results in athletics and swimming, to successfully retain their overall championship title at the Khelo India University Games 2025 held in Rajasthan. The event concluded on Friday after an exciting 12-day competition.

The university concluded its campaign with a remarkable total of 67 medals, comprising 42 gold, 14 silver, and 11 bronze. They dominated Canoe and Kayaking, winning 23 out of the 30 available gold medals, while also securing six golds in swimming and five in athletics. Additional golds were earned in wrestling, weightlifting, shooting, cycling, archery, table tennis, and kabaddi, as reported by SAI Media.

Runner-Up and Third Place

Lovely Professional University (LPU) finished as the runner-up with a total of 78 medals, which included 32 gold, 25 silver, and 22 bronze medals. Although they had more total medals than the champions, they secured fewer golds. Guru Nanak Dev University also achieved 32 gold medals but fell to third place due to their lower counts of silver (22) and bronze (18).

Event Overview

The fifth edition of the Khelo India University Games 2025 took place across seven cities in Rajasthan, featuring an impressive 4,448 athletes from 222 universities competing in 23 medal events. The Games were organized under the auspices of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in partnership with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and hosted by Poornima University.

Throughout the event, 12 new meet records were established in athletics, including two All India University records, highlighting the high level of competition. Notably, Olympian Srihari Nataraj emerged as the standout athlete, securing nine gold and two silver medals, contributing significantly to Jain University's total of 27 golds, nine silvers, and nine bronzes, placing them fourth overall.

Final Day Highlights and Standings

On the final day, 28 gold medals were up for grabs, primarily in boxing, intensifying the competition for the second place between Lovely Professional University and Guru Nanak Dev University. LPU ultimately triumphed, clinching two golds in boxing and one in kabaddi.

Guru Kashi University excelled in boxing at Bharatpur's Lohagarh Indoor Stadium, securing four golds, three silvers, and five bronzes, which propelled them to fifth place overall with a total of 15 golds, 15 silvers, and 18 bronzes.

Results Summary

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 (45-48kg): Gold: Janhavi Churi (University of Mumbai), Silver: Bharti (Maharshi Dayanand University), Bronze: Nitika (Shri JJT University, Jhunjhunu), Simran (Guru Kashi University)

Light fly (50kg): 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 (52kg): 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 (54kg): 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 (57kg): 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 (60kg): 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 (63kg): 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 (66kg): Gold: Lalita (Guru Kashi University), Silver: Arshdeep Kaur (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar), Bronze: Sribhavana M (VELS Institute of Science and Advance Studies)

Light middle (70kg): 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 (75kg): 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 (81kg): Gold: Naina (Baba Mastnath University), Silver: Anjali (Kurukshetra University), Bronze: Ekta (Guru Kashi University), Anjuman Sharma (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University)

Heavy (+81kg): 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 (48-51kg): 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 (51-54kg): Gold: Priyanshu Dabas (Sanskaram University, Jhajjar, Haryana), Silver: Sourabh (Nirwan University), Bronze: Prashant Ahirwar (Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh), Sahil (Guru Kashi University)

Feather (54-57kg): 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 (57-60kg): 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 (60-63.5kg): Gold: Gorish Pujani (Shobhit University), Silver: Sachin Pawaria (Baba Mastnath University), Bronze: Ashutosh Bhagat (Lovely Professional University), Prashan Kumar (Maharshi Dayanand University)

Welter (63.5-67kg): 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 (67-71kg): Gold: Priyanshu (GNA University Phagwara), Silver: Naveen Siwach (Guru Kashi University), Bronze: Tejaswi Vashisht (Desh Bhagat University, Punjab), Himanshu (Baba Mastnath University (BMU)

Middle (71-75kg): 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 (75-80kg): 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 (80-86kg): Bronze: Harshit Olayan (Rajiv Gandhi Praudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, MP)

Heavy (86-92kg): 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+): 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.