Khelo India University Games: Priya Mohan beats Dutee Chand to win 200m gold

Youngster Priya Mohan edged out Olympian Dutee Chand in the women’s 200m sprint at the Khelo India University Games 2021 in Bengaluru on Monday morning.

Priya Mohan. representing hosts Jain University at the KIUG 2021, clocked 23.90 seconds in the highlight event of the penultimate day to win the gold medal while Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology’s Dutee Chand clinched silver with 24.02.

"I'll be travelling to Europe now to try and qualify for the senior world championships, and improve my timing," Priya said. "This is a good start, gives me confidence."

Florence Barla from Ranchi University bagged the bronze, finishing in 24.13 seconds.

Dutee Chand was the reigning champion in the event coming into the race, having won the women’s 200m at KIUG 2020, finishing in 23.66.

Monday’s run was also Dutee Chand’s season’s best in the 200m. Her previous best timing was 24.52s in the semi-finals of the national inter-university women's athletics championships at Bhubaneswar in February.

Interestingly, Priya Mohan was part of that race too and had bested the Indian ace by 0.06 seconds. The 19-year-old from Karnataka went on to win the gold at the meet after Dutee Chand had to pull out of the final due to an injury.

Priya had clocked her 200m personal best timing of 23.85 at the Federation Cup last month. Dutee’s personal best timing in the 200m is 23.00, which she achieved during the heats of the Asian Games 2018 en route to a silver medal finish.

The Indian national record in the women’s 200m is 22.82, achieved by Saraswati Saha in 2002.

Neither Priya Mohan nor Dutee Chand have been able to meet the Athletics Federation of India’s qualifying standards in women’s 200m for the Asian and Commonwealth Games yet.

The mark is 23.17 for the Asian Games 2022, which will be held in Hangzhou, China in September. For the Birmingham CWG 2022 in July-August, the standard is even steeper at 22.70.

Monday’s 200m triumph was Priya Mohan’s second gold at the KIUG 2021, having secured the 400m title on Sunday. Priya’s double gold helped Jain University consolidate its spot at the top of the KIUG 2021 medals table.

Khelo India University Games 2021 ends on Tuesday.

Khelo India University Games 2021: May 2 results

Athletics

Men

200m: 1. A Vignesh (Mangalore University) 21.28 (New KIUG Record; Old: 21.42, Rahul Kumar, Bhubaneshwar 2020); 2. Shashikanth Angadi (Bangalore University) 21.39; 3. Theerthesh Shetty (Mangalore University) 21.51. 

800m: 1. Satya Dev (Maharshi Dayanand University) 1:54.26; 2. TH Devaiah (Mangalore University) 1:54.94; 3. KA Akhil (University of Calicut) 1:56.39.

5000m: 1. Lokesh Choudhary (Maharshi Dayanand University) 14:36.11; 2. Ajay (Lovely Professional University) 14:52.50; 3. Rohit Kumar (Guru Nanak Dev University) 14:52.90.

Triple Jump: 1. Krishna Singh (University of Mumbai) 16.10m (New KIUG Record; Old: 15.27m, AB Arun, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 2. T Selva Prabhu (Bharathidasan University) 16.03m; Robinson Sekar (Madurai Kamaraj University) 15.25m. 

High Jump: 1. D Deva Karthick (University of Madras) 2.08m; 2. Swadhin Majhi (Sambalpur University) 2.04m; 3. Peda Srikakolapu (Acharya Nagarjuna University) 2.00m. 

Pole Vault: 1. Dhirendra Kumar (Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University) 4.80m (New KIUG Record; Old: 4.60m, Manish Singh, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 2. A Gnanasone (University of Madras).

Hammer Throw: 1. Damneet Singh (Punjabi University) 64.32m (New KIUG Record; Old: 61.25m, Damneet Singh, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 2. Shantanu Uchale (Savitribai Phule Pune University) 58.24m; 3. Jai Chand (Maharaja Ganga Singh University) 57.37m.  

4x400m: 1. Mangalore University (Mahantesh Helavi, MC Milan, TH Devaiah, W Nihal) 3:13.44 (New KIUG Record; Old: 3:15.45, MG University, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 2. MG University 3:14.79; 3. Ch Charan Singh University 3:15.25. 

Women

200m: 1. Priya Mohan (Jain University) 23.90; 2. Dutee Chand (KIIT) 24.02; 3. Florence Barla (Ranchi University) 24.13.  

800m: 1. Pooja (Lovely Professional University) 2:07.67; 2. EB Arpitha (Bangalore City University) 2:09.07; 3. Sunita (Himachal Pradesh University) 2:11.64.

5000m: 1. Nikita Raut (Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University) 16:55.38 (New KIUG Record; Old: 16:59.44, Jyoti, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 2. Bharti (Maharshi Dayanand University) 16:56.19; 3. Poonam Sonune (Savitribai Phule Pune University). 

20km Race Walk: 1. Rakhi Singh (Professor Rajendra Singh University) 1:41:35.00; Payal (Punjabi University) 1:43:21.00; 3. Mansi Negi (Lovely Professional University) 1:48:01.00.

High Jump: 1. Gracena G Merly (Manonmaniam Sundaran) 1.76m; 2. Rekha (Lovely Professional University) 1.76m; 3. A Kevinaa Ashwine (Bharathidesan University) 1.71m.  

Triple Jump: 1. Meera Shibu (University of Calicut) 12.72m; 2. I Asha (Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University) 12.72m; 3. Sandra Babu (University of Calicut) 12.67m.

Hammer Throw: 1. Surabh Vedpathak (Lovely Professional University) 54.40m (New KIUG Record; Old: 51.80m, Varsha, Bhubaneshwar 2020); 2. Bhagwati Choudhary (Jai Narayan Vyas University) 50.78; 3. Sneha Jadhav (Shivaji University). 

Heptathlon: 1. Tanu (Guru Jambeshwar University) 4805 pts (100mH: 15.66; HJ: 1.65; SP: 9.84; 200m: 26.67; LJ: 5.40; JT 42.94; 800m: 2:37.68); 2. Pooja (Ch Bansi Lal University) 4728 pts (New KIUG Record; Old: 4748 pts, Sonu Kumari, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 3. S Deepika (University of Madras) 4542 pts. 

4x400m: 1. Punjabi University (Simranjeet Kaur, Tanveer, Kiranjot Kaur, Simran Kaur) 3:43.83 (New KIUG Record; Old: 3:48.12, MG University, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 2. University of Calicut 3:46.79; 3. MG University 3:47.21. 

Karate

Men

-50kg: 1. Deepak Verma (Maharshi Dayanand University); 2. Kyabo Liyang (Himalayan University); 3. NS Aravind (Bangalore University), Sanjay Gamnu (Rajiv Gandhi University).

-55kg: 1. Syed Baba (Jain University); 2. N Sulaiman (Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research); 3. MOhan (Lovely Professional University), Rahul (Ch Ranbir Singh University). 

-60kg: 1. Ankush (Ch Ranbir Singh University); 2. Kaushic Baskaran (Anna University); 3. DS Thejas (University of Mysore), Dinesh Choudhary (Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University). 

Team Kumite: 1. Jain University; 2. Ch Ranbir Singh University; 3. Desh Bhagat University, Kurukshetra University.

Team Kata: 1. Banaras Hindu University; 2. University of Calicut; 3. Jiwaji University, Lovely Professional University. 

Women

45kg: 1. S Ashwini (University of Mysore); 2. Akanksha VErma (Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth); 3. Preety Jaglan (Kurukshetra University), Pratistha (Chandigarh University). 

-50kg: 1. Diya (Kurukshetra University); Mehakdeep Kaur (Panjab University); 3. Yana (Arunodaya Universiy), Ranjita Singh (LNCT University). 

Team Kata: 1. Jiwaji University; 2. Jain University; 3. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Chandigarh University.

Team Kumite: 1. Maharshi Dayanand University; 2. Kurukshetra University; 3. LNCT University, Rajiv Gandhi University.

Wrestling

Men Freestyle

61kg: 1. Aman (Maharshi Dayanand University); 2. Anil Kumar (Dr KN Modi University); 3. Sourabh Parmar (Barkatullah University).

74kg: 1. Mukul Mishra (Jananayak Chandrashekar University); 2. Mohit (Desh Bhagat University); 3. Deepak (Kurukshetra University). 

92kg: 1. Anil (Om Parkash Joginder Singh University); 2. Mohit (Dr KN Modi University); 3. Somveer (Lovely Professional University).

125kg: 1. Rajesh (Baba Mast Nath University); 2. Deepanshu (Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University); 3. Ankush (Indira Gandhi University). 

Greco-Roman

63kg: 1. Raman (Ch Ranbir Singh University); 2. Jagat (Kurukshetra University); 3. Vijay (Maharshi Dayanand University).

67kg: 1. Honeypal Singh (Sant Baba Bhag Singh University); 2. Suraj (Ch. Devi Lal University); 3. Raveen (Siddharth University).

72kg: 1. Gurmeet (Ch Ranbir Singh University); 2. Vishal (Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University); 3. Lovepreet Singh (Panjab University).

77kg: 1. Aakash (Guru Nanak Dev University); 2. Hardeep (Chandigarh University); 3. Akash (Ch Devi Lal University). 

82kg: 1. Rohit Dahiya (Lovely Professional University); 2. Amrinder Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University); 3. Aditya Bedkyale (Karnataka University), Ayush Redhu (Kurukshetra University). 

87kg: 1. Deepak Hooda (Lovely Professional University); 2. Anshu (Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University); 3. Monu Jaglan (Maharshi Dayanand University), Rajneesh (Baba Mast Nath University).

Women

55kg: 1. Rajni (Om Sterling University); 2. Aarti Saroha (Maharshi Dayanand University); 3. Manpreet Kaur (Sant Baba Bhag Singh University), Vishranti Patel (Shivaji University).

62kg: 1. Freedom Yadav (Lovely Professional University); 2. Sumitra (Ch Bansi Lal University); 3. Diksha Malik (Om Parkash Jogender University). 

76kg: 1. Pooja (Om Parkash Jogender Singh University); 2. Kritika Jamwal (Himachal Pradesh University); 3. Ravita Kumari (Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology).

Table Tennis

Women Team: Final: SRM University bt Adamas University 3-0 (V Kowshika bt Dipanwita Basu 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6; S Gladyn Flora bt Munmun Kundu 11-4, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7; Pavithra bt Srijanee Dey 12-10, 11-8, 11-5); Bronze Medal: University of Madras, University of North Bengal. 

Men Team: Final: University of Mumbai bt SRM University 3-0 (Chinmaya Somaiya bt Shrikrishna Arunachalam 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 16-14); Deepit Patil bt Abinay Vijay Babu 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8; Parthav Kelkar bt PL Lakshmanan 11-6, 10-12, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4); Bronze medal: Mizoram University, Chitkara University. 

Shooting

Men

25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Udayveer Sidhu (Panjab University) 26 bt Anish (Manav Rachna University) 25; Bronze medal: Adarsh Singh (Panjab University). 

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Team: 1. Panjab University, Chandigarh (Adarsh Singh 579, Udhyaveer Sidhu 573, Japtyesh Singh 567) 1719; 2. Maharishi Dayanand University 1642; 3. Lovely Professional University 1636

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team: Delhi University (Varsha Singh, Harsh Gupta) 16 bt Ch Charan Singh University (Yuvika Tomar, Varun Tomar) 12; Bronze medal: Panjabi University (Surinder Singh, Ishneet Aulakh).

Skeet Mixed Team: 1. Panjab University (Prabh Pratap Chahal 69, Parinaaz Dhaliwal 63) 132; 2. Punjabi University (Asees Chhina 65, Sukhbir Harika 63) 128; 3. Osmania University (Zahra Deesawala 65, Aga Zainulabedin 54) 119.

Fencing

Women Team Foil: 1. Manipur University (Anita hanu, Mina Devi, Priyalaxmi Devi, Laishram Khusboorani); 2. Guru Nanak Dev University; 3. Cluster University, Kannur University. 

Women Epee Team: 1. Guru Nanak Dev University (Bharti, Jyotika Dutta, Navjot Kaur); 2. Panjab University; 3. Panjabi University, University of Madras. 

Men Team Sabre: 1. Guru Nanak Dev University (B Bebit, Javed Choudhary, Amit Chib, Prince); 2. Panjab University; 3. Lovely Professional University, University of Jammu. 

Football

Women

Vidyasagar University 2 (Singo Murmu 48’, Mugli Saren 73’p) bt Guru Nanak Dev University 0. Bronze medal: Ch Bansi Lal University, Annamalai University.  

Tennis

Men: Final: Anna University bt SRM University 2-1 (V Anish Saran lost to Krishna Raja Teja 4-6, 2-6; Lohithaksha Bathrinath bt J Oges Theyjo 6-3, 2-6, 7-5; V Anish Saran and Lohitakksha Bathrinath bt J Oges Theyjo and Krishna Raja Teja 6-1, 7-5); Bronze medal: Gujarat University. 

Kabaddi

Men semi-finals: University Of Kota b t Dr CV Raman University 39-34; Chaudhary Bansilal University bt Guru Nanak 41-35;

Women semi-finals: Maharshi Dayanand University bt Himachal Pradesh University 34-33; Kurukshetra University bt Savitribai Phule University 34-21.