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National Games Medal Tally: India's historic gold winning team members of 2022 Commonwealth Games -- Lovely Choubey and Rupa Tirkey -- shone on lawn bowls field while Balraj Panwar strengthened his status as a top rower as star performers from minor sports grabbed the spotlight at the National Games here on Wednesday.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands cyclist David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, whose middle name saved him from being denied entry in the United Kingdom for the 2022 CWG, claimed his second gold of the Games, winning the men's time trial 1km event to add to his top podium finish in sprint on Tuesday.

As the Games entered its halfway stage, Karnataka led the medal tally with 28 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze for a total haul of 54. Services, who added six gold to their kitty on Wednesday, bridged the gap with 27 gold, 10 silver and 9 bronze for a total of 46.

Madhya Pradesh moved up several notches to third with 34 medals (17 gold, 7 silver, 10 bronze). Maharashtra (16 gold, 35 silver, 31 bronze) and Haryana (12 gold, 19 silver, 20 bronze) rounded off the top five in the medal table.

The 38th edition of the National Games is currently underway in Uttarakhand, featuring athletes from 28 states, eight union territories, and the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB). As of now, Karnataka sits at the top of the medal standings, having secured a total of 54 medals, which includes 28 gold, 11 silver, and 15 bronze.

Following closely behind, the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) holds the second spot with 46 medals in total, comprising an impressive 27 gold medals. The narrow gap in gold medal count between Karnataka and Services has intensified the race for the top spot as the Games progress.

National Games medal tally points table:

Rank

State

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1

Karnataka

28

11

15

54

2

SSCB

27

10

9

46

3

Madhya Pradesh

17

7

10

34

4

Maharashtra

16

35

31

82

5

Haryana

12

19

20

51

6

Tamil Nadu

11

16

17

44

7

Manipur

11

10

7

28

8

Delhi

9

10

10

39

9

Kerala

9

9

6

24

10

Punjab

7

9

16

32

11

Rajasthan

7

4

15

26

12

Uttar Pradesh

6

6

6

18

13

West Bengal

6

5

8

19

14

Odisha

5

6

9

20

15

Uttarakhand

4

14

15

33

16

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4

1

2

7

17

Jharkhand

3

3

4

10

18

Andhra Pradesh

2

2

3

7

19

Chhattisgarh

3

0

5

8

20

Jammu and Kashmir

2

2

4

8

21

Arunachal Pradesh

2

2

3

7

22

Chandigarh

2

2

1

5

23

Goa

2

0

0

2

24

Gujarat

1

3

8

12

25

Telangana

1

0

3

4

26

Himachal Pradesh

1

0

1

2

27

Assam

0

12

8

20

28

Bihar

0

3

2

5

29

Meghalaya

0

1

2

3

30

Mizoram

0

0

1

1

Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya and Mizoram are the only four states yet to register a gold medal in the competition.

Inputs from PTI