Olympian fencer CA Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, defended her National Games gold medal in the women’s sabre individual event beating S Sowmiya of Kerala 15-5 in the final here on Thursday.
Devi had won gold in the same event in the 2022 National Games in Gujarat.
In gymnastics, Yogeshwar Singh of Haryana clinched gold in men’s all-round individual event. Pranati Nayak, representing Odisha, won the gold in the women’s all-round individual event.
Babu Gaonkar gave Goa their first gold medal of the Games after winning the men’s laser-run event in modern pentathlon at Ponda.
Modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting and cross country running.
Popy Hazarika of Assam clinched the gold in the women’s weightlifting 59kg category with a total lift of 191kg (86kg snatch, 105kg C&J).
In the men’s 67kg category, Mizoram’s Lalhunthara lifted a total of 281kg to clinch the gold, edging out Subhash Lahre (280kg) of Services.
Meanwhile, the uncertainty over the holding of handball competitions ended after the Indian Olympic Association named eight states to participate in the men’s and women’s events.
