SPO-KHELO-WRAP

Hosts Maharashtra stayed way ahead

of others in the overall medals tally at the Khelo India Youth

Games with a total of 177 medals.

Maharashtra now has 64 gold, 51 silver and 62 bronze

medals.

Delhi are at the second place with 121 medals,

including 47 gold, 31 silver and 43 bronze, a media release

said.

Haryana are placed third in the overall medals tally

with 110 medals that include 37 gold, 35 silver and 38 bronze,

it added.

Meanwhile, Karnataka swimmer Srihari Nataraj emerged

as the most prolific gold medal winner, as he added two more

on Tuesday to fetch a total of seven.

With SP Likith, picking five, the Karnataka duo were

the most decorated gold medallists of these Games.

Meanwhile, in shooting, Patiala-based Sartaj Singh,

hung on to a slender lead to beat a charge by National Junior

Champion Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar of Madhya Pradesh and

won the gold medal in the 50m 3-position rifle competition.

Telangana's 13-year-old Esha Singh and Maharashtras

Harshada Nithave won the girls under-17 and under-21 10m air

pistol gold medals respectively.

Also on Tuesday, Maharashtra's Snehal Bhongale and

Ashwini Malage gave their team two more gold medals as the

weightlifting competition concluded.

And in the Under-21 Boys hockey played in Mumbai,

Odisha Odisha were crowned as champions.