Jain University swimmers, GNDU fencers do star turn

A four-gold medal haul at the swimming pool helped Jain University, Bengaluru, take early lead in the inaugural Khelo India University Games here on Sunday.

Guru Nanak Dev University's (Amritsar) fencing squad claimed three gold to be on the second spot on a day when fencer Riya Bakshi of Cluster University, Jammu, won the first gold medal on offer.

SV Nikitha was the toast of Jain University, winning the women's 400m Freestyle gold with nearly five minutes to spare and then anchoring the 4x200m Freestyle relay team to a handsome victory over Delhi University and University of Mumbai.

Siva Sridhar (men's 400m Freestyle) and SP Likith (men's 200m Breaststroke) were the other gold winners for Jain University.

At the fencing arena, left-handed Riya Bakshi stayed focused through her Foil final against the gritty Kajal of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

The knowledge that they were fighting for the first gold medal in the Games did bring in a touch of pressure. But Riya Bakshi did not let ..