Khelo India: Delhi dominate judo ring; bag 12 gold medals

Delhi judokas proved to be a cut above the rest as the northern state ended up with 12 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals to top in the discipline at the Khelo India Youth Games here.

The closest to Delhi was Punjab, which won 4 gold, while Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and hosts Maharashtra bagged three gold medals each in judo at the Games.

Delhi's dominance primarily came in the Under-17 and Under-21 girls' section, where they won eight of the 12 gold medals at stake, a media release said.

A shot in the arm for judo was that 22 of the 29 participating states won medals.

According to the release, judo was dominated by the states from the north as nine states from the region won 22 gold, 17 silver and 24 bronze medals.

In comparison, states from the southern India could not muster even one gold.

However, the surprise pack was Kerala which cornered eight medals - two silver and six bronze.

From the east, Manipur remained the flag-bearer with Youth Olympics silver medallist and ..