The top three states -Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi were engaged in a titanic tussle for honours at the end of the penultimate day of the first Khelo India School Games. Maharashtra with 24 gold held a slender lead over previous day’s leaders Haryana (23 gold) and hosts Delhi (22 gold) as the Games reached its climax. Maharashtra picked up a rich haul of 16 medals, including five golds to inch ahead of Haryana in the medals tally on the penultimate day of the first Khelo India School Games. Maharashtra, who were trailing overnight leaders by three gold medals a day earlier, won both the kho-kho gold medals besides two more in gymnastics and one in weightlifting. The day’s most gold medals on offer were in gymnastics where nine sets of medals were awarded.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2018 17:15 UTC