Services edge past Haryan on medals tally

Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) edged Haryana  to take the top spot in the medals tally with 53 medals (31 gold, 11 silver and 11bronze) on the fifth day of the 35th National Games here on Thursday.

Haryana were placed second  with 25 gold, 11 silver and six bronze which took their medals tally to 41.

Karnataka are palced at 16th place with two gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze.
In the weightlifting arena, Haryana stole the show, ending the day with a strong showing. Kavita Devi clinched the upto 75kg women's gold by a whisker after lifting 218kg (97+121), followed by Chandigarh representative Mangte P Kom, who lifted the same weight but lost out on the yellow metal owing to more attempts and higher body weight. Tamil Nadu's P Pounraj won the bronze (191kg-84+107).

A new meet record was set in the 105kg men's category in which Uttar Pradesh's Himanshu
Kumar lifted 358kg (153+205) to a standing ovation to win the gold medal.

In the above 75kg category, Punjab's Geeta Rani, emerged on top after lifting 207kg. Maharashtra's Komal Wakale bagged silver while Karnataka's Kanchan Parashram Munnolkar took home the bronze.

On the gymnastics floor, Andhra Pradesh picked up the women's individual rhythmic all round gold through G Meghna, while Jammu and Kashmir's Palak Kaur, settled for a silver. Punjab's Prabhjot Bajwa took home the bronze.