Indians strike a ‘ton’ of gold in World Yogasana Championship

Hosts India completely dominated the inaugural World Yogasana Championships in Ahmedabad, signing off with an incredible 114 medals, including 102 gold. Japan and Argentina finished second and third, while Nepal finished fifth with a haul of 52 medals

Hyderabad: Hosts India signed off their campaign at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships in style, dominating the medal tally with a haul of 114 medals, including a century of golds (102), at the EKA Arena on Monday.

Japan secured a distant second place on the medal standings with three gold, three silver, and five bronze medals. Argentina claimed the third spot, courtesy of their lone athlete Nabila Barraza’s stellar exploit of two gold and three silver medals.

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Neighbours Nepal emerged as the second-most successful contingent in terms of total volume, clinching 52 medals (1 gold, 36 silver, and 15 bronze) to finish fifth overall. Uzbekistan finished their campaign with 25 medals, comprising one gold, 13 silver, and 11 bronze.

Final Results:

Artistic Pair
Sub Junior Female: Gold — Ishika Guchhait & Ishanvi (India) 90.89; Silver — Niya Vijayvargiya & Aarohi Lokhande (Zambia) 82.38; Bronze — Renka Aoki & Ichika Shimizu (Japan) 60.34.

Junior Female: Gold — Deepa Lodhi & Sima Niopane (India) 90.42; Silver — Sweakshya Thapa & Pragya Gautam (Nepal) 56.39; Bronze — Tasila Blessings Phiri & Deborah (Zambia) 41.30.

Junior Male: Gold — Ayush Bhowmik & Om Dehankar (India) 91.03; Silver — Mukheshkar Rajan & Pratheesh Sanjeewakumar (Sri Lanka) 33.08; Bronze — Kanna Singh Khadka & Sandesh Dhital (Nepal) 20.27.

Rhythmic Pair
Senior Female: Gold — Indu Mathuria & Devi (India) 71.77; Silver — Djumanova Aliya Abubakir & Ansatbaeva Aysulu Arislan (Uzbekistan) 68.84; Bronze — Charuni Nikeshala Keeripitiya Gamethige & Saumya Sewmini Gurugamage (Sri Lanka) & Manar Mohammed Al Maskari & Sreya Nagasubramanian (Oman) 23.05.

Leg Balance Individual
Sub Junior Female: Gold — Salini Dey (India) 45.00; Silver — Sumanta (Nepal) 33.33; Bronze — Aarohi Lokhande (Zambia) 32.84.

Hand Balance Individual
Sub Junior Male: Gold — Arthav Singh Negi (India) 48.08; Silver — Prayaas Jung Chauhan (Nepal) 40.05; Bronze — Pranad Rathnakumar (Sri Lanka) 33.39.

Senior Female: Gold — Shilpa Das (India) 45.79; Silver — Aizhan Kuanyshbayeva (Kazakhstan) 39.69; Bronze — Chandani Pariyar (Nepal) 35.05.

Back Bend Individual
Sub Junior Male: Gold — Gokarna Sharma (India) 48.25; Silver — Yaatheesh Krishanthan (Sri Lanka) 35.90; Bronze — Timothy James (Romania) 32.18.

Sub Junior Female: Gold — Risha Shetty (India) 46.75; Silver — Yashvi Babariya (Oman) 43.39; Bronze — Sonam Wangmo Tamang (Nepal) 40.38.

Junior Male: Gold — Raj Kajal (India) 46.50; Silver — Nibisun Tamang (Nepal) 36.83; Bronze — Jay Rajesh Soneji (Oman) 31.76.

Junior Female: Gold — Anika Rana (India) 45.33; Silver — Priya Gharti Chhetri (Nepal) 36.79; Bronze — Thuvesha Ramesh (Sri Lanka) 36.23.

Twisting Body Individual
Junior Male: Gold — Adarsh (India) 47.83; Silver — Alikhon Rakhmanov (Uzbekistan) 37.76; Bronze — Paranjay Sanjeev Vyas (Oman) 35.39.

Senior Male: Gold — Subhajit Karmakar (India) 45.42; Silver — Alan (Uzbekistan) 39.73; Bronze — Arkan Fauzan Riyanto (Indonesia) 38.09.

Senior Female: Gold — Madhu Verma (India) 44.08; Silver — Ansatbaeva Aysulu Arislan (Uzbekistan) 37.39; Bronze — Sreya Nagasubramanian (Oman) 36.79.

Supine Individual
Junior Male: Gold — Drona (India) 37.91; Silver — Babin Shrestha (Nepal) 35.44; Bronze — Jay Rajesh Soneji (Oman) 33.64.

Senior Female: Gold — Riya (India) 42.48; Silver — Aizhan Kuanyshbayeva (Kazakhstan) 41.30; Bronze — Djumanova Aliya Abubakir kizi (Uzbekistan) 39.84.