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Sri Guru Granth Sahib World: Archer Mahek Pathan completed a double, bagging the compound women and mixed team gold and a team bronze to help Savitribai Phule University consolidate its third position in the overall medals standing in the 4th Khelo India University Games 2023, Asthalakshmi, on Friday.

In the archery competition being held at SAI Archery Range in Meghalaya, Mahek defeated Lovely Professional University’s Sunainadevi 146-142 in the final before teaming up with Parth Korde to beat Sunainadevi and Vikas in a shootout after both teams were locked at 153-153.

Lovely Professional University clinched both the team gold medals, beating Guru Nanak Dev University in both finals. Their men’s team scraped past 232-231 while the women had an easier 226-223 victory in the summit clash. At the time of writing, Jain University continues to lead the overall standings with eight gold, six silver and six bronze while Chandigarh University is second with seven gold, eight silver and 11 bronze.