Guwahati, Feb 28:
Pole vaulter M. Gowtham of University of Madras, javelin thrower Jyoti of Chaudhary Devi Lal University and middle-distance runner Amandeep Kaur of PanjabUniversity set new Games records to light up the last day of athleticsaction in the 4th Khelo India University Games 2023 Ashtalakshmi at theIndira Gandhi stadium here on Tuesday.
Elsewhere in Aizawl, Mizoram, Ashif P.A. scored the winner in the 85th minute to helpUniversity of Calicut beat University of Kerala 2-1 to win the men’sf ootball gold. Ananthu had put the winners ahead in the second minutebut Jijo Jaison restored parity 20 minutes later, following which bothteams played cautious football till Ashif broke the deadlock.
Annamalai University clinched the women’s team gold, beating Guru Nanak Dev University in tie-break 3-2 after both the teams were locked at 0-0 atf ull time at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati.
Universityof Madras’ Gowtham cleared the distance of 5m to erase the previousmark of 4.90m set by Sidharth A.K. of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayamto take home the men’s pole vault gold medal. Bharathiar University’s Balan S (4.60m) and Maharshi Dayanand University’s Uttam (4.50m) took home the silver and bronze respectively.
