Ahmedabad: The 36th National Games are being held in various cities in Gujarat. In this yesterday, in the men’s 200m breaststroke category in swimming, Likith from the Services team won the gold by reaching the target in 2:16.40 seconds. Tamil Nadu’s S. Dhanush (2:18.81) bagged the silver medal and Services team’s Sudesh (2:20.76) bagged the bronze medal. In the men’s 3×3 basketball final, Tamil Nadu lost 18-21 to Uttar Pradesh and bagged the silver medal.
Arogya Alis of Tamil Nadu lifted 206 kg (89 117) and won the gold medal in women’s 76 kg category in weightlifting. Uttar Pradesh’s Poonam Yadav bagged silver with 205 kg (92 113) and Punjab’s Harjinder Kaur bagged bronze with 204 kg (89 115).
Tamil Nadu’s Ananthakumar won the bronze medal in the men’s 1000m category in roller sports. Tamil Nadu’s Sarvesh won the silver medal in the inline freestyle speed slalom category. Tamil Nadu won silver in the relay. Tamil Nadu’s Aarti clocked 1:39 seconds to win the gold medal in the women’s 1000 meter category in roller sports. Tamil Nadu women’s team won gold in the relay category. B. Kamali of Tamil Nadu won the silver medal in skate boarding park. Tamil Nadu won the silver medal in Artistic Skating Pair Dance.
Kerala’s Nayana James won the gold in women’s long jump with a throw of 6.33m. Uttar Pradesh’s Shailisingh (6.28) won silver and Kerala’s Shruti Lakshmi (6.24) won bronze.