WEIGHTLIFTING
Indian lifters win four golds at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Championships
Indian lifters impressed at the ongoing Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships and its Universal Cup (Senior) in Apia, Samoa, bagging four gold medals on the second day of competition.
Sunil Singh lifted a total of 271kg (126kg in snatch and 145kg in clean and jerk) to clinch the gold in the men’s 65kg category, while Aisangfa Gogoi won the top prize in the women’s (58kg) and Abhinob Gogoi bagged the yellow metal in the men’s (71kg).
Aisangfa lifted a total of 185kg (79kg in snatch and 106kg in clean and jerk) to take gold in the women’s 58kg category, while Abhinob lifted a total of 284kg (129kg in snatch and 155kg in clean and jerk) to secure the top spot in the men’s 71kg division.
In the Universal Cup, Charu Pesi of Arunachal Pradesh won the gold medal in the men’s 65 kg category with a total weight of 289 kg (127 kg in snatch and 162 kg in clean and jerk).
-PTI
GYMNASTICS
Satyajit Mondal secures floor and vault title at National Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Satyajit Mondal hogged the limelight on Tuesday by securing floor exercise and vault titles in the final of the National Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Harschit Damodaran also shone in the junior division by claiming gold medals in floor exercise, rings, vault and high bar.
The results:
Men: Senior: Floor exercise: 1. Satyajit Mondal (RSPB) 12,700 (higher e-score), 2. Sahil Yadav (Har) 12,700, 3. Niladri Sarkar (RSPB) 12,367; Vaulting horse: 1. Siddharth Verma (RSPB) 13.067, 2. Sohom Majumder (WB) 12.800 (higher e-score), 3. Harikrishnan S. (SSCB) 12.800; Rings: 1. Adari Navin Sai Krishna (Cht) 13,067, 2. Swathish KP (RSPB) 13,000, 3. Omkar Shinde (Mah) 12,533; Vault: 1. Satyajit Mondal (RSPB) 13,450, 2. Uday Naidu (Kar) 13,117, 3. Tapeshwarnath Das (SSCB) 13,050; Parallel bars: 1. Gaurav Kumar (SSCB) 12,833, 2. Abhijeet Kumar (UP) 12,567, 3. Siddhant P. Konde (RSPB) 12,400; High bar: 1. Shayan Sharma (RSPB) 13,100, 2. Shreyas Chaudhari (SSCB) 11,767, 3. Tousif Rana Mondal (RSPB) 11,367.
Juniors: Floor exercise: 1. Harschit Damodaran (UP) 12.767, 2. Sk. Nabhigh Ali (WB) 12,333, 3. Nishad Narvane (Mah) 12,033; Vaulting horse: 1. Swarnim Jaiswal (MP) 12.467, 2. Sk. Nabhigh Ali (WB) 12,167, 3. Prasun Amalnerkar (Mah) 11,933; Rings: 1. Harschit Damodaran (UP) 11,833, 2. Nishad Narvane (Mah) 11,800, 3. Suman Dutta (WB) 11,633; Vault: 1. Harschit Damodaran (UP) 13,617, 2. Akshat Bajaj (Del) 12,867, 3. Soham Sagar Atre (UP) 12,400; Parallel bars: 1. Nishad Narvane (Mah) 12,367, 2. Tulin Tewary (Jha) 12,233, 3. Aaroh Sharma (Del) 12,200; Horizontal bar: 1. Harschit Damodaran (UP) 12,500, 2. Mod. Zaid Ansari (UP) 12,967, 3. Ishan (HAR) 1,900.
-Team Sportstar
FOOTBALL
Punjab defends AIFF Elite Youth League 2025-26 title with victory over Zinc Football Academy
With three second-half goals inside ten minutes, Punjab FC successfully defended the AIFF Elite Youth League 2025-26 title, recording an impressive 3-0 win over Zinc Football Academy in the final at the Ramsar Sahib Sports Stadium in Garshankar on Tuesday.
Karish Soram opened the scoring in the 69th minute, Vishal Yadav doubled the lead in the 70th minute and the match was halted by a 79th-minute goal from Thongram Rishikanta Singh.
Punjab FC dominated possession throughout the first half, with most of the play confined to the Zinc Academy half. Vishal and Sameer both tested Zinc goalkeeper Smarnik Thapa early on but the custodian responded well to keep them out.
The goalkeeper was called into action again in the 30th minute and produced an excellent diving save to deny Satnam Singh’s header from a corner. At the other end, Zinc made good use of the set pieces to create a few chances, but their efforts were aimed squarely at Viswajeet, leaving both teams at halftime at 0-0.
Zinc remained resilient in defense but the deadlock was broken in the 69th minute after captain Vishal Yadav was brought down just outside the penalty area. Karish Soram left the goalkeeper without a chance as the stunning left-footed curler flew into the top left corner.
The defending champion doubled its lead within a minute. A misplaced pass from a slipping Zinc defender allowed Vishal Yadav to intercept the ball high up the pitch. The Punjab captain calmly beat the advancing goalkeeper and fired home the ball to make it 2-0.
Punjab FC continued the attacking momentum and found the third goal in the 79th minute. Moirangthem Sayonba Singh provided a perfectly balanced assist for Rishikanta, who dribbled past his marker and found the back of the net with a left-footed shot.
Punjab FC controlled the remainder of the match and defended the title in front of the home fans.
-Team Sportstar
Published on April 28, 2026
