Pune, Jan 21: Punjab and Tamil Nadu reign supreme by winning two gold each in four different categories of basketball events at this year’s Khelo India Youth Games, here on Saturday. 

In the Under-17 section,Punjab dominated Rajasthan to win the finals by a score line of 91-78. Navkaman Singh (28) top scored for Punjab. 

In the girl’s U-17 finals , Punjab prevailed over Tamil Nadu after a thrilling encounter which was reflected in the scoreline of  76-71.Harsimran Dhami with 45 points played a vital role in Punjab’s victory. 

Tamil Nadu  boys returned a jab on Punjab in the U 21 section by beating them 70-59. Performances of Tamil Nadu’s Hairam (19 points) and Arvind Kumar (18 points)  stood out in the southern state’s victory. 

In the U 21 girl’s section Tamil Nadu downed Karnataka 82-68.Pushpa Senthilkumar of Tamil Nadu with 27 points confirmed Tamil Nadu’s victory.

RESULTS

Boys' Under-17, Final: Punjab 91 (Navkaman Singh 28, Rajan 22, Avinder Singh 20, Mannatpreet Singh 11) bt Rajasthan 78 (Rishab Mathur 30, Rajveer Bhati 18); HT: 55-29

Bronze: Kerala 71 (Aaron Blessen 20, Niyath 17, Jeoram George 17) bt Haryana 59 (Vikrant 21, Ashok 14, Sahil 14); HT: 37-29

Girls’ Under-17, Final: Punjab 76 (Harsimran Dhami 45, Sapna 10) bt Tamil Nadu 71 (Sathiya 23, Nitika 12, Steffie Anges 10); HT: 33-27

Bronze: Kerala 79 (Akshaya Philip 34, Ann Mary Zachariah 17) bt Maharashtra 68 (Suzanne Pinto 21, Karina Suryawanshi 13, Shruti Bhosale 10); HT: 41-27

Boys’ Under-21, Final: Tamil Nadu 70 (Hairam 19, Arvind Kumar 18, Daniel Richards 11) bt Punjab 59 (Ajay Kumar 21, Princepal Singh 12); HT: 35-28.

Bronze: Kerala 79 (Sejin Mathew 28, Muhammed Noushad 22, Grigo Verghese 13) bt Maharashtra 73 (Sameer Qureshi 18, Vinayak Kunchikarve 15, Akshay Kahrat 11); HT: 36-30

Girls’ Under-21, Final: Tamil Nadu  82 (Pushpa Senthilkumar 27, Dharshini 18, Nishanthi 11) bt Karnataka 68 (Bahdavyam 21, Lopamudra. K 17, Harshita B 13, Suphritan 11); HT: 45-43

Bronze: Kerala 60 (Jayalaxmi V.J 27, Aleena Seby 10) bt Uttar Pradesh 34 (Dovllbhi Sahu 13, Pooja Yadav 11); HT: 29-17