Yashaan Khambatta, Kiran Dinesh Akhade and Jaiveer Varma won gold medals as riders from Amateur Riders’ Club (ARC) riders showcased exceptional skills in all show jumping categories, grabbing honours in the FEI Jumping World Challenge (South Zone) at Surge Stable here.
With gold medals in badminton, artistic gymnastics, table tennis and shooting, China maintained their hold on the No.1 spot in the medals tally with 21 gold in a total of 52 medals in the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris on Monday.
South Korea has collected all five archery gold medals at the Paris Olympics after Kim Woo-jin beat American veteran Brady Ellison 6-5 to claim the men's individual title on Sunday.
China was following close behind with six gold medals maintaining their upper hand in shooting and diving.
In the women’s compound final, Parneet piped compatriot Jyothi Surekha Vennam, the reigning Asian Games champion, 146-145 to clinch the Gold.
India’s sporting dreams didn’t extend farther than cut-price continental shows which we fussed over a good deal. It was a world away from the ivory tower Jennings wrote about.
On the way to the final, the men’s team secured 2127 points to finish fourth in the qualifying round involving 14 teams.
With six medals India’s tally at World University Games rose to 17 - nine gold, three silver and five bronze. India is fourth on the medals table behind China, Japan and Korea.
With today's five medals, India's medal tally has gone up to six- Three Gold, Three Bronze. Abhishek Pal had won a bronze in 10,000m on Wednesday.
