Khelo India University Games 2023 medals tally: Full list of winners

The Khelo India University Games 2023 concluded on June 3 with Panjab University reclaiming the title after three years. Panjab University, who won the inaugural Khelo India University Games title back in 2020, topped the KIUG 2023 medals tally with 26 gold, 17 silver and 26 bronze medals (total - 69 medals).

Amritsar's Guru Nanak Dev University came in second in the overall championship race with 24 gold, 27 silver and 17 bronze (total 68 medals). The team with the most gold medals wins the team title. Get the full KIUG 2023 medals table here.

Last edition's champion Jain University had to be content with the third position in the KIUG 2023 medals tally with 16 gold, 10 silver and six bronze medals (total - 32). However, the most decorated individual male and female athletes at KIUG were both from Jain University.

Swimmer Siva Sridhar topped the men’s section with a total of 11 medals, including eight golds, while fellow swimmer Shrungi Bandekar won nine medals in the women’s section, including five golds.

Four cities across Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow, Varanasi, Greater Noida and Gorakhpur - hosted a majority of KIUG 2023 events. Only the shooting events were scheduled in New Delhi.

The KIUG is an inter-university meet where athletes representing different institutes from all over the country vie for medals in a variety of sporting events.

At KIUG 2023, around 4,000 athletes, all in the under-27 category, from 205 top universities from across the country competed for 822 medals (262 gold, 263 silver and 297 bronze) across 21 different sports. Rowing made its KIUG debut this year.

KIUG 2023 was the third edition of the inter-university meet.

The KIUG is a part of the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative, which is focused towards promoting grassroots sports and identifying young talents from all across the country.

Khelo India University Games 2023 medals tally