Rajasthan win 60 medals to finish third in Khelo India National Youth Games

Jaipur: Rajasthan performed magnificently in the Khelo India Youth Games and secured third position in the medals tally with 24 gold, 12 silver and 24 bronze medals. The 7th Khelo India National Youth Games 2025, organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and Sports Authority of India, was held in Bihar from May 4 to 15, 2025.

Maharashtra topped the list by grabbing a total of 158 medals including 58 gold, 47 silver and 53 bronze medals, while Haryana claimed the second spot with a total of 117 medals including 39 gold.

Rajasthan had secured fifth position in the KIYG held in Tamil Nadu last year. Thus, Rajasthan performed brilliantly this time and jumped two places to achieve their best-ever third rank. Last year, Rajasthan had won a total of 47 medals including 13 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze medals.

Secretary of Rajasthan State Sports Council, Rajendra Singh Sisodia informed that Rajasthan stood third with 24 gold medals in KIYG 2025.

Chief de Mission of Rajasthan, Ranvijay Singh Champawat said that this year the players of Rajasthan have given an excellent performance and have achieved the third position in the country. He told the media that Rajasthan dominated cycling in which it clinched 14 medals including 9 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. Also, Rajasthan captured 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in shooting.

Rajasthan also fared well in other sports. Two gold and two silver medals in athletics, two gold and one silver and six bronze medals in wrestling, two gold and one silver and four bronze medals in boxing, two gold and one silver and one bronze medals in judo, two gold and one bronze medals in yoga, one gold and one bronze in fencing, one gold in weightlifting, two silver and one bronze in Kalaripayattu and one silver in basketball.

A total of 60 medals have been won with one bronze medal each in archery, swimming, kabaddi and rugby which is a record performance for Rajasthan in Khelo India National Games.

He added that in wrestling, Rajasthan secured second position in the women's team championship on Thursday. Ashwani Vishnoi in 65-kg and Daksh Sharma in 60-kg annexed the gold medal, while Palak Yadav won silver in 69-kg, Kavita Mali in 57-kg, Aryan Sharma in 71-kg, Komal Verma in 49-kg, Kashish Gurjar in 46-kg, Vishnu Kumar in 65-kg and Manish Chaudhary won bronze in 92-kg.