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The Khelo India Youth Games 2025 witnessed spectacular performances in cycling, with Harshita Jakhar from Rajasthan stealing the spotlight by achieving a golden hat-trick. Her impressive 2km Individual Pursuit victory, clocking 02:35.178, demonstrated her exceptional skills and potential. Alongside her, Suhani Kumari from Bihar also made significant strides, winning multiple medals in the cycling events. The tournament not only showcased young athletic talent but also provided a crucial platform for emerging sports stars to shine and gain valuable competitive experience.

Key Points: Harshita Jakhar's Golden Hat-Trick Lights Up KIYG 2025 Cycling

  • Harshita Jakhar wins gold in 2km Individual Pursuit with impressive timing
  • Suhani Kumari bags third medal in cycling events
  • Aditya Jakhar also secures gold in 200m boys' sprint
  • Young athletes showcase exceptional talent at national youth games
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KIYG 2025: Medal hat-tricks for Rajasthan's Harshita Jakhar and Bihar's Suhani Kumari in Cycling

Rajasthan's Harshita Jakhar and Bihar's Suhani Kumari shine at Khelo India Youth Games 2025 cycling events with multiple medal wins

"The tournament has been very well organised and I have tried my best in inspiring Bihar to bag more medals - Suhani Kumari"

New Delhi, May 7

Harshita Jakhar achieved a golden hat-trick at the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 cycling events, being held at the Velodrome, Indira Gandhi Stadium, here. In her debut participation itself, the 18-year-old from Rajasthan has made the KIYG a memorable one for herself.

She won the gold on Wednesday in the 2km Individual Pursuit event, recording a time of 02:35.178. The silver medalist – Bhumika of Haryana registered time of 02:41.621.

“Since I’m transitioning to the senior event, the competition hasn’t been too tough for me to be honest. However, the competitors at the Khelo India games are really good. It has turned out to be a perfect practice platform for me,” Harshita, who is a part of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Target Asian Games Group (TAGG) program, told SAI Media.

The bronze medal in the 2km Individual Pursuit event, meanwhile, belonged to Suhani Kumari of Bihar. This was incidentally also Suhani’s third medal in the cycling events – having won silver earlier in the 7.5km Scratch Race as well as a team silver in the girls’ sprint.

“I have enjoyed playing here. The tournament has been very well organised and I have tried my best in inspiring Bihar to bag more medals, through my feat this time,” mentioned the 18-year-old Suhani, currently a trainee of Sports Authority of India National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) Patiala.

Harshita’s cousin brother Aditya meanwhile bagged gold in the 200m boys’ sprint event and in the process, clinched his 2nd gold of KIYG 2025. He earlier won the yellow metal in the 1km Time Trial event.

3km Individual Pursuit: 1. Sitaram Beniwal (Rajasthan) 03:36.607; 2. Siddhesh Sarjerao Ghorpade (Maharashtra) 03:37.778; 3. Mahaveer Saran (Rajasthan) 03:38.265.

200m Sprint: 1. Aditya Jakhar (Rajasthan); 2. Bikash Oraon (Jharkhand); 3. R Thanish (Telangana).

2km Individual Pursuit: 1. Harshitha Jakhar (Rajasthan) 02:35.178; 2. Bhumika (Maharashtra) 02:41.621; 3. Suhani Kumari (Tamil Nadu) 02:43.999.

200m Sprint: 1. Akansha Mhetre (Maharashtra); 2. Anaxiya Mariya Thomas (Kerala); 3. Sabina Kumari (Jharkhand).

- IANS

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Rahul K.
What an amazing performance by Harshita and Suhani! 👏 Rajasthan and Bihar making us proud. Khelo India is truly unearthing hidden talents across the country. More power to these young athletes! #FutureOfIndianSports
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Priya M.
So happy to see cycling getting this much attention! We need more velodromes in smaller cities too. Harshita's confidence is inspiring - "competition hasn't been too tough" shows her champion mindset at just 18!
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Arjun S.
The Jakhar siblings are on fire! Gold for both brother and sister. Rajasthan's sports culture is really improving. But I wish media would cover these events more - cricket gets 90% attention while real talent shines here.
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Sunita R.
Suhani Kumari representing Bihar with such grace! 3 medals is no joke. Hope this encourages more girls from smaller states to take up sports seriously. Government should provide more facilities in eastern states.
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Vikram J.
While celebrating these achievements, we must ask - why no cyclist from India has qualified for Olympics yet? Need better long-term planning beyond Khelo India. These talents should get world-class coaching.
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Neha P.
The Jakhar family must be over the moon! 🚴‍♀️💛 So proud of our young athletes. Maharashtra and Rajasthan dominating cycling events. Hope to see these stars in Asian Games soon! #KheloIndia #NewSportingIndia

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