Khelo: Bengal dominate gymnastics with eight medals

Press Trust of India  |  Pune 

and were the stars for Bengal with two medals each in the Under-21 gymnastics action at here on Saturday.

The team finished the day with a total of eight medals that included two gold, five silver and a bronze, a issued here said.

Maharashtra, however, maintained their overall lead by winning four of the eight gold medals on offer, taking their total to six.

impressed the judges once again to walk away with a gold and a silver for the home team. He won the all-around competition on the opening day.

Vaidehi Abhay and Omkar Shinde won the uneven bars and rings respectively.

Asmita Paul secured the first gold for in the women's artistic gymnastics. She later went on to add another bronze for the beam.

The rhythmic gymnastics girls all-around competition was completely dominated by as Aditee Dandekar and Kimaya Kadam grabbed the first two spots.

Results: Men's Under-21 Artistic Gymnastics: Floor: 1. (Kar) 12.5; 2. (Mah) 12.4; 3. Agnivesh Pandey (UP)

Pommel horse: 1. (Mah) 11.70; 2. Shivam (Del) 11.55; 3. Agnivesh Pandey (UP) 11.40

Rings: 1. Omkar Shinde (Mah) 12.05; 2. (WB) 11.70; 3. Agnivesh Pandey (UP) 11.65

Table Vault: 1. (WB) 12.85; 2. Ujjwal Naidu (Kar) 12.575; 3. (WB) 12.85.

Womens Under-21 Artistic Gymnastics: Vault: 1. Asmita Paul (Tri) 12.750; 2. (WB) 12.675; 3. (WB) 11.625

Uneven bars: 1. Vaidehi (Mah) 9.15; 2. (WB) 9.10; 3. 8.95

Beam: 1. Karishma (UP) 11.25; 2. (WB) 11.25; 3. Asmita Paul (Tri) 9.90

Floor: 1. (WB) 11.50; (WB) 10.75; 10.05

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Under-21 All-around:1. Aditee Dandekar (Mah) 46.40; 2. Kimaya Kadam (Mah) 41.00; 3. Meghana Reddy (Tel)

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First Published: Sat, January 12 2019. 21:15 IST