RTMNU YOGA TEAMS EXCEL IN KIUG
   Date :03-May-2022

RTMNU YOGA 
 
 
 
Sports Reporter
 
THE men and women yoga teams brought laurels to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) by clinching gold and silver medals respectively in second edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG) under way at Jain University, Bengaluru. In the final round, RTMNU men pocketed maximum 504.90 points to grab gold while women had to be satisfied with the silver medal. In the 125kg freestyle wrestling, Dipanshu bagged a silver for Nagpur university. Suryanshu Ranawat of Vasantrao Naik Sharirik Shikshan Mahavidyalaya won a bronze medal in the men’s 97kg wrestling event. RTMNU women’s karate team grabbed bronze medal. The kata team consisting of Rajshree Mahurle, Payal Kodwate and Ritika Araikar finished third in the event. The players were congratulated by VC Dr Subhash Chaudhary, Pro-VC Sanjay Dudhe, Registrar Dr Raju Hiwase, Dr Shard Suryawanshi, Dr Naveen Kumar, Dr Dhananjay Welukar, Dr Vishakha Joshi and others. Men’s team: Vaibhav Shriram, Vaibhav Deshmukh (both Kamla Nehru Mv), Ajit Ghavghave (YCCE), Shubham Wanjari ( Yashwant Mv, Wardha), Harshal Chute (Priyadarshini Mv), Vipul Poharkar (GNIT). Stand-bys: Abhishek Wadiwe, Rutwik Kumeriya, Gaurav Nishane, Topeshwar Mahule. Women’s team: Kalyani Chute (Arun Motghare College), Nupur Bakale (Nabira Mv), Chhakuli Shelokar (Priyadarshini Bhagwati Engineering College), Aditi Choudhary (IDC), Srushti Shende (Ramanandteerth Arts College), Rasika Bakale (Arvindbabu Deshmukh College). Stand-bys: Aarti Patil, Samiksha Kolhe, Priyanka Raut, Divya Dong