National Games 2025 Day 3: Parth Mane wins gold, Bindyarani Devi breaks Mirabai's national record – Highlights

That's it from our coverage for day three of the National Games 2025

After day 3, the medal tally is tightly poised as three contingents, Manipur, Services, and Karnataka, are tied on 9 gold medals and the top three are separated by just 2 medals in between.

Badminton: Uttarakhand and Karnataka men's teams reach the final

Uttarakhand men's team got better (3-1) than Rajasthan to book its spot in the final whereas Karnataka men's team edged past (3-2) Chhattisgarh in a close semi-final.

Semifinal Result - Uttarakhand Vs Rajasthan

Semifinal Result - Karnataka Vs Chhattisgarh

Wushu: Madhya Pradesh added two more gold medals to their tally

Vanshika Namdeo and Pragya Yadav won the gold medals in Gunshu (Taolu) and Taijijian (Taolu) respectively to take Madhya Pradesh's gold medal tally to three in the sports of Wushu.

Women's Gunshu (Taolu) Medalists

Gold - Vanshika Namdeo - Madhya Pradesh

Silver - Padmani Narzari - Assam

Bronze - Riya Thakur - Odisha

Women's Taijijian (Taolu) Medalists

Gold - Pragya Yadav - Madhya Pradesh

Silver - Khaidem Chanu - Manipur

Bronze - Sakshi Johri - Uttar Pradesh

Men's Taijijian (Taolu) Medalists

Gold - Kangjam singh - Manipur

Silver - Abhishek Mehto - Delhi

Bronze - Wahengbam Bhumeswor Meetei - Manipur

Men's Gunshu (Taolu) Medalists

Gold - Shasi Tamnag - Services

Silver - Ningthoujam Malemnganba Singh - Manipur

Bronze - Mahadev Pandey - Punjab

Weightlifting: Nirupama Devi wins the gold medal in women's 64 kg

Nirupama Devi of Manipur clinched the gold medal in the women's 64 Kg weight class with a total of 209 Kg. 

Medalists

Gold - Nirupama Devi - Manipur - 209 Kg

Silver - Ditimoni Sonowal - Assam - 208 Kg

Bronze - Roshilata Devi - Manipur - 196 Kg

Swimming: Dhinidhi Desinghu wins her fourth gold medal from the Games

Dhinidhi Desinghu clinched the women's 50m freestyle gold medal with a time of 26.96 whereas Mihir Ambre of Maharashtra edged past Srihari Natraj to clinch the men's 50m freestyle gold medal.

Day-3 Swimming Gold Medalists

50m Men's Freestyle - Mihir Ambre - Maharashtra

50m Women's Freestyle - Dhinidhi Desinghu - Karnataka

200m Men's Backstroke - Rishabh Das - Maharashtra

200m Women's Backstroke - Soubrity Mondal - West Bengal

400m Men's Medley - Shoan Ganguly - Karnataka

800m Women's Freestyle - Bhavya Sachdeva - Delhi

Rugby Sevens: Odisha women's team wins the gold medal with a solid win over Bihar

Odisha women's rugby team clinched the title with a 29-5 win against Bihar in the final. Meanwhile, Maharashtra clinched the bronze medal with a close (17-10) win in the bronze medal playoff against Delhi.

Medalists Women's Team

Gold - Odisha

Silver - Bihar

Bronze - Maharashtra

Rugby Sevens: Haryana men's team wins the gold medal with a solid win over Maharashtra

Haryana's men's rugby team clinched the title with a 22-7 win against Maharashtra in the final. Meanwhile, Odisha came from behind to win (26-10) the bronze medal playoff against West Bengal.

Medalists Men's Team

Gold - Haryana 

Silver - Maharashtra

Bronze - Odisha

Cycling: Muskan Gupta and Dinesh Kumar win the women's and men's Mass Start titles

Muskan Gupta of Gujarat clinched the women's 60 Km Mass start event whereas Dinesh Kumar of Services won the men's 120 Km mass start event.

Women's 60 Km Mass Start

Gold - Muskan Gupta - Gujarat

Silver - Pooja Danole - Maharashtra

Bronze - Swati Singh - Odisha

Men's 120 Km Mass Start

Gold - Dinesh Kumar - Services

Silver - Sahil Kumar - Services

Bronze - Aashirwad Saxena - Telangana

Badminton: Haryana women's team into the final

The Haryana women's team has reached the final of the women's team competition with a 3-1 win against Gujarat in the semi-final. Tasnim Mir won the only match for Gujarat in the tie.

Badminton: Uttarakhand women's team into the final

The Uttarakhand women's team has reached the final of the women's team competition with a 3-1 win against Assam in the semi-final. Isharani Baruah won the only match for Assam in the tie.