KIUG2022: SRM University volleyball teams reign

Bengaluru: SRM University clinched the men’s and women’s volleyball titles at the Khelo India University Games here on Tuesday. In the men’s final, SRM upset University of Calicut 25-22, 25-23, 25-19 to lift the trophy. Calicut had won gold in the All India Inter University in 2021, where SRM had finished in third position.

The results (winners) Swimming: Men: 1500m freestyle: Shubham Dhaygude (Savitribai Phule), 16:21.96 (NMR; Old: 17:55.16, Shaunak Prasade, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 50m breaststroke: Danush Suresh (Anna), 28.90 (NMR; Old: 29.57, Ansh Arora, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 200m butterfly: Aryan Panchal (Gujarat), 2:04.72 (NMR; Old: 2:09.88, Vinayak Parihar, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 200m backstroke: Siva Sridhar (Jain), 2:06.29 (NMR; Old: 2:08.82, Anurag Dagar, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 4x100m freestyle: Jain, 3:34.86 (NMR; Old: 3:46.14, Panjab University, Bhubaneshwar, 2020).

Women: 50m breaststroke: Aarti Patil (Mumbai), 34.95 (NMR; Old: 36.28, Aarti Patil, Bhubaneshwar, 2020); 50m butterfly: Rujuta Khade (Shivaji) 29.16, (NMR; Old: 29.74, Aarya Rajguru, Bhubaneshwar, 2020);

Shooting: Men: Trap individual: Arav Singh Dagar (Panjab) 31 bt Jungsher Virk (Punjabi) 30; Trap team: Punjabi 324;

Women: 10m Air Rifle: Shailaja Patel (Swarnim Gujarat Sports) 16 bt Atmika Gupta (Rajasthan Technical) 10 Volleyball (final) Men: SRM bt Calicut 25-22, 25-23, 25-19; Women: SRM bt Bharathiar 25-14, 25-22, 25-14.

Mallakhamba: Women’s team: Mumbai 86.45 (Pole Mallakhamba 42.70; Rope Mallakhamba 43.75)

Badminton (semifinals): Men’s team: SRM bt Punjabi 3-1; Jain bt Savitribai Phule 3-0; Women’s team: Madurai Kamaraj bt Osmania University 2-1; Jain bt SRM 2-0.