Khelo India University Games 2025 concluded from 1–4 December 2024 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Although athletics was often in the news for single-participation events and empty lanes, some athletes used this golden opportunity to shine. Here is the complete sum-up of the KIUG 2025 Athletics leg!

DAY 1: The Games opened with endurance as Trilok Kumar claimed the first gold of KIUG 2025 in the men’s 5000m, clocking 15:06.16. Although the timing wasn’t outstanding, with only two athletes running and five DNS, at times it was simply about finishing.

In the women’s 5000m, Bushra won her debut KIUG gold representing RN Tagore University. She clocked 18:15.27, far from her personal best, but again the field had only two participants and two DNS.

Men’s 100m: Rushiprasad Desai of Shivaji University lit up the track with 10.53s, just three hundredths outside the Games record.

Women’s 100m: Keerthana of Jain University ruled the track with 11.94s, becoming the first and only sub-12 sprinter of KIUG 2025.

Men’s Long Jump: Urvish Pokhriyal (University of Mumbai) soared to 7.54m for gold. While the field lacked depth, for Urvish, it was his first-ever national gold.

Men’s Discus Throw: Nagendra Naik of Mangalore University claimed gold with 53.28m.

Men’s Pole Vault: The most dramatic moment came when Aman Singh of Mangalore University cleared 4.50m. The Junior Nationals silver medallist, just 19 with a PB of 4.60m, won his first-ever senior medal.

DAY 2: The day began with the 20 km Race Walk, where Chandigarh University’s Rahul produced a sensational 1:25:43, setting a New Meet Record (NMR). Of the seven confirmed athletes, only four started, and just two finished, while the other two were disqualified.

Women’s High Jump: The field delivered fierce competition, featuring two of India’s best—Asian champion Pooja and 2024 Inter-State champion Khyati Mathur (1.86m PB). They took gold and silver with 1.77m and 1.71m, respectively.

Pooja, making a comeback after a five-month injury break, still managed to win gold and set a new meet record.

Women’s Javelin: The field featured India’s top throwers Deepika and Jyoti, representing Chandigarh University and Guru Kashi University. They won gold and silver with 55.53m and 51.70m, with Deepika breaking the meet record.

Men’s 1500m: LNCT University’s Arjun Waskale controlled the race to win gold in 4:05.92—not his best, but enough to dominate a field of four.

 

DAY 3: Women’s 200m: Samriti Jamwal of Himachal Pradesh University flew around the curve to win in 25.07, completing one of the best sprint doubles of KIUG 2025.

Men’s 200m:
SRM University’s Gokul Pandiyan stormed to gold with 21.30, nearly matching the KIUG record.

Women’s Triple Jump:
Aleena T. Saji (Mahatma Gandhi University) shattered the meet record with a superb 13.09m, the only athlete to cross the 13m mark.

Men’s 110m Hurdles:
Shintomon C. B. (Mahatma Gandhi University) delivered a masterclass, clocking 14.32, setting a New Meet Record in arguably the most technically brilliant race of the Games.

Men’s 4×400m Relay:
Panjab University delivered a stunning New Meet Record, clocking 3:12.40 in one of the most thrilling races of the competition.

 

DAY 4: Final Day – The final morning saw Ravina Gayakwad (SP Pune University) dominate the women’s 10,000m with 37:22.59, while Bushra Khan secured her second medal of the meet, winning silver in 38:32.80.

Men’s Shot Put:
Samardeep Singh Gill (Kalinga Institute) produced one of the greatest performances of KIUG 2025, throwing 19.42m, a New Meet Record and the farthest throw in the history of the Games’ shot put competition.

Men’s Javelin Throw:
Shashank Patil (Rani Channamma University) led with 71.88m. Although neither of the 80m throwers—Shashank nor Sagar—could reach the mark, only 65 cm separated the top three, making it one of the tightest KIUG javelin contests ever.

Women’s 800m:
Panjab University’s Amandeep Kaur controlled the race beautifully to claim gold in 2:10.72.

Grand Finale – 4×100m Relays

Women’s 4×100m:
A clean baton exchange and a blistering anchor leg by Shreeya Rajesh powered Jain University to gold in 47.22s.

Men’s 4×100m:
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) produced a breathtaking 40.09, setting a New Meet Record. The quartet—Animesh Kujur, Santa Mahendra, Abhay Singh, and Jayaram Dondapati—delivered one of the finest performances in KIUG relay history.