Chandigarh University Tops Khelo India University Games 2025

Chandigarh University, Gharuan (Punjab) topped the medal tally at the Khelo India University Games 2025 (KIUG 2025) with a total of 67 medals (42 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze).

• The 5th edition of the Khelo India University Games 2025 (KIUG 2025) was held from 24 November to 5 December, 2025 in seven cities of Rajasthan—Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota and Bharatpur.
• Chandigarh University, Gharuan (Punjab) topped the medal tally with a total of 67 medals (42 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze).
• Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab secured second place with a total of 78 medals (32 gold, 24 silver and 22 bronze), and Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar (Punjab) secured third place with a total of 72 medals (32 gold, 22 silver and 18 bronze).

Organizers of the Khelo India University Games

• Under the Khelo India Program, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) organized the event in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and Rajasthan State Sports Council (RSSC).
• Medal sports: There are 23 medal sports — archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, cycling, fencing, football, hockey, judo, kabaddi, kayaking and canoeing, mallakhamb, rugby, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and yogasana.
• Newly added: Kho-Kho was a demonstration event. For the first time, beach volleyball, canoeing and kayaking and cycling were introduced in the KIUG program.

Khelo India Program

• KIUG was launched in 2020 under the Khelo India Program, MYAS, to promote university-level sports, identify young talent and support athletes under the Khelo India Talent Development Scheme.
• First edition: The first edition was held in Odisha from 22 February to 1 March, 2020.

Top athletes:

• Natraj: Olympian Srihari Nataraj of Jain University became the most successful athlete in swimming with 9 gold and 2 silver medals.
• Pooja: High jumper Pooja Singh created a new KIUG meet record with a clearance of 1.77 meters (m) on debut.
• Kabaddi: Chandigarh University won the women’s gold while Lovely Professional University won the men’s gold.
• Volleyball: Lovely Professional University won gold in women’s volleyball.
• Boxing: Athletes from Guru Kashi University, Lovely Professional University and Panjab University won several gold medals.

Top 5 Medal Tally – KIUG 2025: