BENGALURU: The curtains were drawn on the Khelo India University Games 2021 here Tuesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief guest for the closing ceremony, presented the overall champion’s title to hosts Jain Deemed-to-be University who ended their campaign with 20 Gold, 7 Silver, and 5 Bronze medals. Lovely Professional University, Punjab won 17 Gold medals, 15 Silver, and 19 Bronze, while defending champions Panjab University finished third in the medal tally with 15 Gold, 9 Silver, and 24 bronze medals.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur, and Minister for State, Youth Affairs and Sports and Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik were also present.
The Indian men and women’s hockey teams, who had a historic outing in the Tokyo Olympic Games, was a highlight of the evening, and the two teams were felicitated.
Congratulating the efforts of all participating athletes and the hosts Jain University, Thakur said: “I am glad we made the decision to host the 2nd edition of the Khelo India University Games in Bengaluru this year. I can say with utmost pride that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the KIUG 2021 has been an outstanding and very successful event. The athletes here broke 2 national records and 76 previous records of University Games this year.”
