Maha gymnasts script golden tale of success at Khelo

Ending the tournament on a high, the Maharashtra Under-17 and Under-21 gymnastics teams walked away with the overall title in both categories by a comfortable margin ahead of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

In all, Maharashtra finished with 14 gold medals (U-17 five and U-21 nine), a media release said.

The first day in the U-17 category was dominated by Uttar Pradesh.

The rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition that followed saw Bavleen Kaur of Jammu and Kashmir steal the show.

However, the final day of the U-17 category belonged to Maharashtra.

It was the day of apparatus finals and the hosts won 17 medals which took their total to 21.

Maharashtra topped the U-17 medal tally with 21 medals (Golds-5, Silver-7 and Bronze-9), followed by Uttar Pradesh with 10 medals and West Bengal with four (G-4).

The story of the Under- 21 category was similar.

On the first day, Maharashtra secured three medals.

The women's artistic all around competition was won by West Bengal, while ...