Khelo India University Games 2021 medallists
Jain University led the KIUG 2021 medals tally with 20 golds, ahead of Lovely Professional University’s 17. Get the full list of medal winners.
The Khelo India University Games 2021 started in Bengaluru on April 24 and ended on May 3.
The hosts Jain University won the KIUG 2021 title with 20 gold medals. They also won seven silvers and five bronze, taking their overall medal tally to 32.
Jain University won the second KIUG championship by claiming three more gold medals than their closest competitors Lovely Professional University (17 gold, 15 silver, 19 bronze).
Lovely Professional University ended up with the most medals (51). Defending champions Panjab University finished third (15 gold, 9 silver, 24 bronze).
A total of 142 universities won a medal at the Khelo India University Games 2021, from which 71 won at least one gold.
As many as 259 gold medals, 258 silvers and 335 bronze medals were awarded at KIUG 2021.
Swimmer Siva Sridhar of Jain University won the most number of individual medals at KIUG 2021, winning 7 golds and two silvers. Swimmer Shrungi Bandekar was the most successful female athlete at KIUG 2021 with four golds and one silver.
The KIUG is a part of the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative to promote grassroots sports and identify young talents from all across the country.
The event is an inter-university meet where athletes representing different institutes from all over the country vie for medals in a variety of sporting events.
Some 3,800 participants representing 189 universities participated across 20 sporting disciplines. This edition also witnessed the addition of two indigenous sports, yogasana and mallakhamb, to the programme.
Top Indian athletes, including several Olympians like Dutee Chand, Srihari Nataraj, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Divyansh Singh Panwar took part in KIUG 2021.