The National University Games 2017, which was being held at the KIIT University here for the last four days, came to an end on Wednesday.
About 3,500 athletes, coaches and officials from 250 universities across the country attended this four-day mega event that started on October 1.
While KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta graced the concluding ceremony as chief guest, internationally-acclaimed athlete Purnima Hembram, AIU observer Dr Taraknath Parmanik and KIIT University Registrar Dr Sashmitarani Samant graced as guests and distributed prizes among the winners.
In Basketball Men, Top Four Teams, KIIT University, Utkal University, Berhumpur University and Durg University qualified for All India Inter Zone Inter University Tournament to be held at KIIT University Campus from December 26 to 30, 2017.
In the lawn tennis men, the KIIT University, Pandit Ravi Sankar University, Manipur University and the Banaras Hindu University stood 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively and qualified for the tournament.
In Badminton(M), Durg University, TM Bhagalpur University, lN Mithla University and Dibrugarh University secured the top four positions, respectively.
In Badminton (W), Diburgarh University, Banaras Hindu University, Jadavpur University and Ranchi University secured top four positions, respectively and qualified for the tournament.
Similarly, in Volleyball (Men), Utkal, KIIT, North Odisha and Bardhaman Universities stood first, second, third and fourth positions, respectively, and qualified for the tournament.