<p>Karnataka women were forced to settle for silver as Kerala emerged champions in the women’s volleyball event at the 35th National Games on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Kerala won 25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 25-12 in the final at Kozhikode. Tamil Nadu upset Kerala to win the men’s gold medal 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-12. Rajasthan defeated Services 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19 to win the bronze in the men’s section while Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh 25-20, 25-17, 25-15 for the bronze in women’s section.<br /><br />Badminton<br /><br />Sourabh Verma of Madhya Pradesh won the men’s singles gold in badminton with a three-game win over Akshit Mahajan of Haryana at Kochi.<br /><br />In the final, Verma prevailed 21-17, 8-21, 21-18. Kerala’s P C Thulasi triumphed in the women’s singles final, with a 21-18, 21-18 verdict over Rituparna Das of Telangana.<br />Kerala also won the mixed doubles gold, with Arun Vishnu and Aparna Balan posting a 21-18, 14-21, 21-15 win over Tarun Kona and Sikki Reddy of Telangana.<br /><br />Telangana won the men’s doubles and mixed doubles gold medals. Sumeeth Reddy and Nandagopal Kidambi beat Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar of Kerala 21-14, 19-21, 21-19 in the doubles while in the mixed doubles, Rituparna Das and Sikki Reddi beat state-mates Maneesha Kukkapalli and Meghana Jakkampudi 16-21, 21-19, 21-11.<br />Basketball<br /><br />Kerala won the women’s gold in basketball at Kannur, outclassing Tamil Nadu 56-36 in the final. In the men’s title clash, Uttarakhand defeated Tamil Nadu 105-97 to clinch the title. <br /><br />Karnataka eves won the bronze with a 74-70 win over Maharashtra. In the men’s bronze medal match, Services defeated Karnataka 90-53. <br /><br />Boxing<br /><br />In Thrissur, Bengal’s Vipin Kumar, emerged as bantamweight 56kg champion after his rival, SSCB's Durga Rao Vankala, was forced out midway through the bout owing to an injury.<br /><br />SSCB took the 52kg gold as Sandeep thrashed Punjab's Jatinder Singh 26-10. Kerala’s Sandeep Chhikara defeated SSCB's Narender Berwal 18-9 in the +91kg final.<br /><br />Devanshu Jaiswal won the 81kg gold after outclassing Haryana's Surender Singh 20-10. Andhra Pradesh's Shyam Kumar Kakara grabbed the 49kg gold, beating Haryana's Amit Singh 21-18. Manipur walked away with the 64kg gold through Thomas Meitei, who got the better of Delhi's Dinesh dagar 20-15.<br /><br />Among the women, Haryana's Sonia was crowned the 51kg Games champion when she pummelled Arunachal Pradesh's Tonibala Chanu 22-8, while Manipur's Memthoi Devi emerged on top in the 75kg division after a 29-21 triumph over Aruna Mishra.</p>
<p>Karnataka women were forced to settle for silver as Kerala emerged champions in the women’s volleyball event at the 35th National Games on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Kerala won 25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 25-12 in the final at Kozhikode. Tamil Nadu upset Kerala to win the men’s gold medal 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-12. Rajasthan defeated Services 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19 to win the bronze in the men’s section while Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh 25-20, 25-17, 25-15 for the bronze in women’s section.<br /><br />Badminton<br /><br />Sourabh Verma of Madhya Pradesh won the men’s singles gold in badminton with a three-game win over Akshit Mahajan of Haryana at Kochi.<br /><br />In the final, Verma prevailed 21-17, 8-21, 21-18. Kerala’s P C Thulasi triumphed in the women’s singles final, with a 21-18, 21-18 verdict over Rituparna Das of Telangana.<br />Kerala also won the mixed doubles gold, with Arun Vishnu and Aparna Balan posting a 21-18, 14-21, 21-15 win over Tarun Kona and Sikki Reddy of Telangana.<br /><br />Telangana won the men’s doubles and mixed doubles gold medals. Sumeeth Reddy and Nandagopal Kidambi beat Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar of Kerala 21-14, 19-21, 21-19 in the doubles while in the mixed doubles, Rituparna Das and Sikki Reddi beat state-mates Maneesha Kukkapalli and Meghana Jakkampudi 16-21, 21-19, 21-11.<br />Basketball<br /><br />Kerala won the women’s gold in basketball at Kannur, outclassing Tamil Nadu 56-36 in the final. In the men’s title clash, Uttarakhand defeated Tamil Nadu 105-97 to clinch the title. <br /><br />Karnataka eves won the bronze with a 74-70 win over Maharashtra. In the men’s bronze medal match, Services defeated Karnataka 90-53. <br /><br />Boxing<br /><br />In Thrissur, Bengal’s Vipin Kumar, emerged as bantamweight 56kg champion after his rival, SSCB's Durga Rao Vankala, was forced out midway through the bout owing to an injury.<br /><br />SSCB took the 52kg gold as Sandeep thrashed Punjab's Jatinder Singh 26-10. Kerala’s Sandeep Chhikara defeated SSCB's Narender Berwal 18-9 in the +91kg final.<br /><br />Devanshu Jaiswal won the 81kg gold after outclassing Haryana's Surender Singh 20-10. Andhra Pradesh's Shyam Kumar Kakara grabbed the 49kg gold, beating Haryana's Amit Singh 21-18. Manipur walked away with the 64kg gold through Thomas Meitei, who got the better of Delhi's Dinesh dagar 20-15.<br /><br />Among the women, Haryana's Sonia was crowned the 51kg Games champion when she pummelled Arunachal Pradesh's Tonibala Chanu 22-8, while Manipur's Memthoi Devi emerged on top in the 75kg division after a 29-21 triumph over Aruna Mishra.</p>