India wins 12 medals including 2 gold at FISU World University Games in Germany
Ankita Dhyani clinched a silver medal in the women's 3,000 m steeplechase. She clocked a strong timing behind Finland's Ilona Mononen (9:31.86), while Germany's Adia Budde secured bronze with 9:33.34.Ankita, who previously competed in the 5,000 m event at the Paris Olympics, made a successful switch to steeplechase late last year.BRONZE IN RACE WALK AND RELAYIndia earned a bronze medal in the women's 20 km race walk event with a team effort by Sejal Singh, Munita Prajapati, and Mansi Negi, clocking a combined 4:56:06 hours. Sejal finished 15th individually.Later in the day, the men's 4x100m relay team -- Lalu Prasad Bhoi, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Dondapati Mrutyum Jayaram -- clinched bronze with a time of 38.89 seconds, behind South Korea and South Africa.India shone in compound archery, collecting a gold in the mixed team event, gold and silver in individual events (Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Parneet Kaur), and silver and bronze in team events.India secured its second-ever badminton medal at the Games with a bronze in the mixed team event, and its first-ever tennis medal through Vaishnavi Adkar's singles bronze, adding to a long gap since Nandan Bal's silver in 1979.-----Though this year's total was lower than the 2023 Chengdu Games, where India finished with 26 medals and 11 golds, the 2025 campaign still marked significant progress in new disciplines and athletics.- Ends
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