Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) [India]May 26 (ANI): Sports continued on the third day of the 3rd Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2022 Uttar Pradesh (UP) competition with Rugby Sevens and Table Tennis knockout line-ups.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday declared the third edition of the 10-day Khelo India University Games (KIUG) inaugurated at the BBD University Cricket Ground in Lucknow, where a grand opening ceremony was held to mark the occasion.
Four cities in Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow, Varanasi, Greater Noida and Gorakhpur – will host most of the events. Only shooting schedules are scheduled in New Delhi.
Sandeep of Punjabi University, Patiala scored the first hat-trick of the Games in a massive 7-0 win over Kota University. He was playing a men’s football group stage game at the city’s Guru Gobind Singh Sports College (GGSSC) ground here, where the rugby sevens final is also to be held on Friday evening.
KIIT Bhubaneswar in both rugby semi-finals
The Rugby Sevens games began early at GGSSC and by the end of the day, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Bharati Vidyapeeth, Chandigarh University and KIIT University of Bhubaneswar made it to the men’s semi-finals. LPU defeated Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU) 33-7 in their quarter-final, while Bharati Vidyapeeth thrashed Shivaji University 29-0 to seal their place in the last four. Chandigarh defeated Mumbai 28-12 and KIIT defeated Calicut University 22-5 to enter the last four.
In the women’s section, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) thrashed Patliputra University 20-0 to make it to the last four, but Mumbai needed a 17-12 win over Chandigarh to make it to the knockout stage. KIIT, Bhubaneswar actually thrashed Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) 20-0 in both the rugby semi-finals as their women. Shivaji University secured the fourth semi-final spot and defeated LNMU 34-5 in their quarter.
Two teams each from Chennai and Kolkata in women’s table tennis knockout
The last eight stage of women’s table tennis will have two teams each from Chennai and Kolkata as SRM, Chennai and Madras University both took on Adamas University and Calcutta University after the conclusion of group games at the Babu Banarsi Das Stadium here. BBD) Badminton Academy Indoor Hall, in the state capital.
As for the quarter-final line-up, Chitkara University will face Panjab University while SRM University, Chennai will face Chandigarh University. In the third quarter-final, Kolkata’s Adamas University will take on Madras University, while in the fourth quarter-final, Calcutta University will take on Delhi University.
Hockey, swimming, shooting and wrestling will start
On the fourth day of sporting events on Friday, the rugby competition will conclude as well as hockey will begin at the GGSSC ground in Lucknow. The Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik (SVSP) Stadium in Greater Noida’s Gautam Buddh Nagar will also see the first splash of athletes in the swimming pool. Apart from this, 13 gold medal-winning shooting competitions are starting from Friday at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi.
IIT-Banaras Hindu University will host indoor hall wrestling as competitions begin tomorrow in Varanasi as well.
results of the day so far
Volleyball Women (Ikana Sportz City, Lucknow)
Adamas University beat Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22)
SRM University, Chennai beat Sri Kushal Das University 3-0 (25 -11, 25 – 15, 25 – 10)
Punjabi University, Patiala beat Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-15)
Panjab University Chandigarh beat GNDU, Amritsar 3-2 (25-23, 27-29, 24-26, 25-13, 15-10)
Volleyball Men (Ekana Sports City, Lucknow)
SRM University, Chennai beat Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-18)
Madras University beat Calicut University – 3 – 2 (25 – 22, 25 – 23, 21 – 25, 28 – 30, 15 – 13)
Mangalore University, Mangalore beat Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University 3-0 (25 – 21, 25 – 15, 25 – 20)
Kurukshetra University beat MG University, Kerala -3-0 (35 – 33, 26 – 24, 32 – 30)
Table Tennis Men (BBD Badminton Academy, Lucknow)
Chandigarh University beat VELS U 3-0 Group B; Chitkara University beat Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS 3-1 Group A; Madras University beat North Bengal University 3-1 in Group C; Mumbai University DF Punjabi University, Patiala 3-1 Group C; Chitkara University beat SRM University, Chennai 3-0 in Group A; SEZ University beat VELS University 3-1 in Group B; Adamas University beat Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS 3-0 from Group A; Chandigarh University beat Mizoram University 3-1 in Group B; SRM University beat Adamas University – 3 – 1 Group A
Table Tennis Women (BBD Badminton Academy, Lucknow)
Panjab University beat Adamas University 3-0 in Group D; Chandigarh University beat Osmania University 3-0 from Group C; Jain University beat Nathibhai Damodar Thackeray University 3-1 in Group D; Madras University beat Lalit Narayan Mithila University 3-0 in Group A; Calcutta University beat Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS 3-0 Group C; Delhi University beat Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University 3-0 in Group B
Rugby Sevens Men (GGSSC, Lucknow)
Lovely Professional University beat Lalit Narayan Mithila University 33-7
Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune beat Shivaji University 29-0
Chandigarh University beat Mumbai University 28-12
KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar beat University Calicut by 22-5
Basketball Men (GB University, Greater Noida)
Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Gandhinagar beat Mahatma Gandhi U, Kottayam by 67-65
Basketball Women (GB University, Greater Noida)
SRM U, Chennai beat Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Bhopal 70-59; Madras U beat BHU, Varanasi by 110-42
Football Women (Ikana Sportz City, Lucknow)
GNDU, Amritsar beat Sambalpur University by 2-0; Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu beat VELS University 4-0
Kabaddi Women (SVSP Stadium, Greater Noida)
Kurukshetra U, Haryana DF CRSU, Jind 50-22
Burdwan University DF HCY University Durg 30-23
ABV University, Bilaspur DF Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 39-30
Kabaddi Main (SVSP Stadium, Greater Noida)
SRM U,Chennai DF GKUT Talwandi Sabo 30-24
Kota U DF Adamas U 72-27
Football Male (GGSSC, Lucknow)
Punjabi U, Patiala DF Kota U 7-0 (hat-trick Sandeep); Guru Nanak Dev U DF Kannur U 1-0
Rugby Women (GGSSC, Lucknow)
KIIT, Bhubaneswar DF Shivaji U 36-5; Chandigarh UDF Guru Nanak Dev U 15-0
Mallakhamb (BBD University, Lucknow)
Barkatullah University – Total Score (Pole+Hanging+Rope): 106.85
Vikram University – Total Score (pole+hanging+rope): 121.45
Savitribai Phule Pune University, MS – Total Score: 121.05. (ANI)
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