Grapplers help Haryana lead medals tally in KISG

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Haryana wrestlers carried their state to the top of the medals tally at the end of the fifth day's competition in the first Khelo India School Games.

Seven of their eight medals of the day came from wrestling as the northern state now have 52 medals with 20 gold, 16 silver and an equal number of bronze medals.

Delhi with 16 gold, 18 silver and 24 bronze medal are in second position followed by Maharashtra with 47 medals which includes 16 yellow metals. Wrestling and swimming were the two majors competitions that came to an end today.

Haryana picked 14 gold medals in wrestling to emerge as the top team with Delhi a distant second with six. In swimming, it was Karnataka to the fore with 14 gold as against Delhi's seven and Maharashtra's six gold. Swimming sensation, Srihari Nataraj of Karnataka was once again among the top stars of the day with two gold and his tally swelled to six gold and one silver while Delhi's duo Annie Jain and Firdoush Kayamkhani grabbed four each during the week. Annie won two gold on Sunday. 

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