SPO-KHELO-GYMNASTICS

Bidisha Gayen and Satyajit Mondol

were the stars for Bengal with two medals each in the Under-21

gymnastics action at the Khelo India Youth Games here on

Saturday.

The West Bengal team finished the day with a total of

eight medals that included two gold, five silver and a bronze,

a media release issued here said.

Maharashtra, however, maintained their overall lead by

winning four of the eight gold medals on offer, taking their

total to six.

Arik Dey impressed the judges once again to walk away

with a gold and a silver for the home team. He won the

all-around competition on the opening day.

Vaidehi Abhay and Omkar Shinde won the uneven bars and

rings respectively.

Asmita Paul secured the first gold for Tripura in the

women's artistic gymnastics. She later went on to add another

bronze for the beam.

The rhythmic gymnastics girls all-around competition

was completely dominated by Maharashtra as Aditee Dandekar and

Kimaya Kadam grabbed the first two spots.

Results: Men's Under-21 Artistic Gymnastics: Floor:

1. Ujjwal Naidu (Kar) 12.5; 2. Arik Dey (Mah) 12.4; 3.

Agnivesh Pandey (UP)

Pommel horse: 1. Arik Dey (Mah) 11.70; 2. Shivam (Del)

11.55; 3. Agnivesh Pandey (UP) 11.40

Rings: 1. Omkar Shinde (Mah) 12.05; 2. Satyajit Mondol

(WB) 11.70; 3. Agnivesh Pandey (UP) 11.65

Table Vault: 1. Satyajit Mondal (WB) 12.85; 2. Ujjwal

Naidu (Kar) 12.575; 3. Hafijur Rahman (WB) 12.85.

Womens Under-21 Artistic Gymnastics: Vault: 1.

Asmita Paul (Tri) 12.750; 2. Swastika Ganguly (WB) 12.675; 3.

Puja Naskar (WB) 11.625

Uneven bars: 1. Vaidehi (Mah) 9.15; 2. Soumyashree Das

(WB) 9.10; 3. Sameera Khan (Del) 8.95

Beam: 1. Karishma (UP) 11.25; 2. Bidisha Gayen (WB)

11.25; 3. Asmita Paul (Tri) 9.90

Floor: 1. Bidisha Gayen (WB) 11.50; Swastika Ganguly

(WB) 10.75; Sameera Khan (Del) 10.05

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Under-21 All-around:1. Aditee

Dandekar (Mah) 46.40; 2. Kimaya Kadam (Mah) 41.00; 3. Meghana

Reddy (Tel) 39.30.