Karnataka and Maharashtra won two gold medals each in the sub-junior and 17th Challenger sprint national rowing championships here on Friday.

Karnataka’s T.K. Keerthana claimed top spot in the girls’ single sculls event in the sub-junior category, and the senior men combination of K. Shiva and T. Madhusudhan Gokul added a second gold for the State in the double sculls.

The Maharashtra sub-junior team won the boys’ pair in 1:48.46s, and the senior women clinched the challenger double sculls in 1:56.97s.

The finals of 10 events will be held on Saturday, the concluding day.

The results (winners only):

Boys: U-13: Double Sculls: West Bengal. Sub-junior: Pair: Maharashtra. Men: Challengers double sculls: Karnataka. Girls: Sub-junior: Single sculls: Karnataka. Pair: Andaman and Nicobar. Under-13: Double sculls: Assam.

Women: Challengers pair: Orissa. Challengers double sculls: Maharashtra

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Other Sports / by Sports Reporter / Bangalore – May 31st, 2013