The 23-year-old is among the top swimmers in the country and demonstrated her talent at the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025, winning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Sawai Man Singh Swimming Complex.
This fifth edition of KIUG is being organised under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India, in collaboration with the Rajasthan government, the state sports council, the Association of Indian Universities, and with technical support from national sports federations.
As many as 4000 athletes from more than 200 universities are expected to feature in the fifth edition of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG), which will be held in Rajasthan in November, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old is on a comeback trail and is still far from her best in terms of physical conditioning.
He regrouped in time to not just stay in the hunt but also clinch the silver medal with a score of 249.5 behind Aishwaryapratap Singh Tomar of Guru Nanak Dev University.
Gatkuoth is part of Jain University, that went down narrowly to Panjab University 87-89 in the semi-finals of the men’s basketball events in the ongoing KIUG 2023 Ashtalakshmi.
Sohail was just nine then and was studying in standard fourth when he started training under Sunil Gangawane in Chembur, Mumbai along with his elder sister Saheen with their mother supporting their expenses by working as a maid in various households.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will attend the ceremony alongside state CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. PM Modi will be inspiring the athletes through a video message.
