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Khelo Basketball: Punjab, TN hoopsters grab two gold each

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Press Trust of India Pune
Last Updated : Jan 19 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

Punjaband Tamil Nadu shared honours, winning two gold medals each, on the final day of the basketball event at the Khelo India Youth Games here Saturday.

The Under-17 section had Punjab stamp their mark, while Tamil Nadu did well to top the Under-21 section, which included dashing the hopes of Punjab winning a treble, a media release said.

In logging the highest score of the day, Punjab eased past Rajasthan 91-78 for the Under-17 title.

In the girls U-17 final, Harsimran Dhami led Punjab from the front to down Tamil Nadu 76-71 in a close contest, it said.

The Under-21 section saw Tamil Nadu turn the tables on Punjab to win 70-59.

In a battle of southern states in the girls section, Tamil Nadu added their second goal of the day beating Karnataka 82-68, the release said.

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First Published: Jan 19 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

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