KIIT Athletes Break Records at Khelo India University Games 2025

The Khelo India University Games 2025 witnessed remarkable performances, particularly from KIIT athletes who shattered multiple records. Samardeep Singh Gill set a new AIU mark in Shot Put, while Isha Chander Prakash excelled in Heptathlon. Chandigarh University dominated Canoe and Kayaking, securing numerous medals. The men's football final saw the University of Calicut clinch gold. With a total of 12 new records established in athletics, the event highlighted the incredible talent of student-athletes across India. Read on for detailed results and highlights from this prestigious sporting event.

By Narendra Chaudhary Dec 4, 2025, 20:44 IST

Record-Breaking Performances by KIIT Athletes

At the Khelo India University Games 2025, held at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology's Samardeep Singh Gill set a new All India University (AIU) record in men's Shot Put. Additionally, Isha Chander Prakash in women's Heptathlon and the men's 4x100m relay team also surpassed existing meet records on the final day of athletics events.

This year's KIUG 2025 is taking place across seven cities in Rajasthan, featuring 4,448 athletes from 222 universities competing in 23 medal events. The Games are organized by the Sports Authority of India in partnership with the Rajasthan State Sports Council and hosted by Poornima University.

With only one day remaining, Chandigarh University has solidified its position at the top of the medals table, amassing 41 medals after winning seven golds in Canoe and Kayaking, according to a press release from SAI Media. The athletics events have seen a total of 12 new records established over four days.

Samardeep, who has triumphed over two-time Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor multiple times this year, achieved a remarkable shot put distance of 19.42m on his second attempt, securing the gold medal. Aniket from Guru Kashi University finished second with a throw of 18.08m.

Previously holding the AIU record at 18.76m and the KIUG record at 18.75m, Samardeep has consistently thrown over 19 meters this year. "I aimed to perform well for my university while pursuing my Master's in Physical Education. Despite an ankle injury prior to the event, I am pleased with my performance here," stated the 24-year-old, who recorded a personal best of 19.82m at the National Inter-State Championships in Chennai earlier this year.

Teammate Isha Chander Prakash also made headlines by breaking the KIUG heptathlon record with a score of 4857, surpassing the previous record by 109 points. She had established a significant lead after the first four events on Wednesday and maintained it on Thursday. The former record was held by Sonu Kumari from Lovely Professional University.

Olympian Animesh Kujur capped off the competition for KIIT by leading his team to a new 4x100m meet record with a time of 40.09 seconds. Mahatma Gandhi University, who won silver, matched the previous KIUG record of 40.76 seconds, which was held by Mangalore University.

Chandigarh University Excels in Canoe and Kayaking

In Udaipur, Chandigarh University dominated the Canoe and Kayaking events, securing seven gold medals on the final day at Fateh Sagar Lake. They concluded the competition with a total of 23 golds, one silver, and one bronze. Guru Kashi University followed as the second-best team, earning three golds, one silver, and three bronzes.

University of Calicut Claims Men's Football Gold

In the men's football final held at Poornima University, the University of Calicut triumphed over Guru Nanak Dev University, winning 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless regulation time.

Final Day Results of KIUG 2025

Athletics

Women 800m: Gold - Amandeep Kaur (Panjab University) 2:10.72s; Silver - Rekha Piroji (Mangalore University); Bronze - Riya Patil (Shivaji University) 2:17.37s

10000m: Gold - Ravina Vijay Gayakwad (SPPU) 37:22.59s; Silver - Busra Khan (Rabindranath Tagore Univ) 38:32.80s; Bronze - Tejaswini Lambkane (RTM, Nagpur) 41:02.13s

4x100m relay: Gold - Jain University 47.22s; Silver - Mumbai University 47.36s; Bronze - Guru Nanak Dev University 47.52s

Heptathlon: Gold - Isha Chander Prakash (KIIT) 4857 (meet record); Silver - Magudeeshwari S (Manonmaniam University) 4648; Bronze - Neeta Kumari (Kurukshetra University) 4557

Pole Vault: Gold - Nitika Akare (LPU) 3.60m; Silver - Deepika A (University of Madras) 3.40m; Bronze - Dharshini (Periyar University) 3.40m

Men 800m: Gold - Mogalivenkat Ram Reddy (KLEF University) 1:51.62s; Silver - Bejoy J (University of Calicut) 1:52.41s; Bronze - Basant Chauhan (Panjab University) 1:52.83s

3000m steeplechase: Gold - Nagaraj Divate (Karnatak University) 9:52.93s; Silver - Saurabh (Panjab University) 9:53.08s; Bronze - Vikash Ray (Lalit Narayan Mithila University) 9:53.38s

4x100m relay: Gold - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology 40.09 (meet record); Silver - Mahatma Gandhi University 40.76s; Bronze - University of Calicut 41.21s

Triple Jump: Gold - Narpinder Singh (Guru Kashi University) 15.30m; Silver - Vivek Gupta (Dr Homi Bhabha State University) 15.11m

Shot Put: Gold - Samardeep Singh (KIIT) 19.42m (AIU and Meet Record); Silver - Aniket (Guru Kashi University) 18.08m; Bronze - G Balaji (SRM University) 17.58m

Javelin Throw: Gold - Shashank Patil (Rani Channamma University) 71.88m; Silver - Utsav Tanwar (Chandigarh University) 71.59m; Bronze - Vipul Yadav (Rajrishi Bhartihari)

Canoe and Kayaking

Women C-1 200m: Gold - Moirangthem Sophia Devi (Chandigarh University) 00:52.503s; Silver - Nikki (Panjab University) 00:54.740s; Bronze - Vichitra Gupta (LPU) 00:56.493s

C-2 200m: Gold - Chandigarh University 00:48.840s; Silver - Panjab University 00:50.040s; Bronze - Savitribai Phule Pune University 00:51.090s

K-1 200m: Gold - Pooja (Chandigarh University) 00:47.517s; Silver - Samara A Chako (Guru Nanak Dev University) 00:49.473s; Bronze - Kulsum (Panjab University) 00:50.873s

K-2 200m: Gold - Chandigarh University 00:47.532s; Silver - Panjab University 00:49.362s; Bronze - Guru Kashi University 00:51.502s

K-4 200m: Gold - Chandigarh University 43.988s; Silver - Panjab University 48.672s; Bronze - Shivaji University 50.859s

Men C-1 200m: Gold - Midhun Madhu (University of Kerala) 43.910s; Silver - Aniket (LPU) 46.133s; Bronze - Hemam Rojit Singh (Panjab University) 48.887s

C-2 200m: Gold - Chandigarh University 39.759s; Silver - Savitribai Phule Pune University 40.069s; Bronze - Guru Kashi University 42.015s

K-1 200m: Gold - Ningthoujam Nivash Singh (Guru Kashi Uni) 40.864s; Silver - Vishal Goswami (LPU) 41.700s; Bronze - Karan Shende (RTM Nagpur) 46.764s

K-2 200m: Gold - Guru Kashi University 35.767s; Silver - Guru Nanak Dev University 35.783s; Bronze - Chandigarh University 36.047s

K-4 200m: Gold - Chandigarh University 33.004s; Silver - Guru Kashi University 33.461s; Bronze - Shivaji University 35.288s

Football (Finals)

Men: Gold - University of Calicut; Silver - Guru Nanak Dev University; Bronze - Adamas University, Mahatma Gandhi University

Mallakhamb

Women Team: Gold - Savitribai Phule Pune University 81.55; Silver - Mumbai University 79.70; Bronze - Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil University 79.20

Men Team: Gold - Mumbai University 124.10; Silver - Savitribai Phule Pune University 122.80; Bronze - Rabindranath Tagore University 118.70

Tennis

Women: Gold - Maharshi Dayanand University; Silver - Osmania University; Bronze - University of Madras

Men: Gold - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology; Silver - Manipal University; Bronze - Bharathiar University.