PANAJI, May 29: Maharashtra hogged the day's limelight with three gold medals in the Sub-junior and Junior National Diving Championship which commenced here today.In the evening session, Harish Amaldas helped Maharashtra gain a second gold in the one metre spring board boys Group I with 454.45 points.
Avni Shah then brought cheers in the Maharashtra camp bagging three gold medals in the 3-metre spring board for girls in Group III with 202.1 points.
Earlier in the morning session, Madan S Jawlekar moved up with a gold medal with 234.65 points in the high board boys Group II.
In the one-metre spring board boys Group I, a close tussle was between Sachin Tripathi and Deepak Chetri of Goa for silver medal but finally Tripathi came second with five point defence.
RESULTS
Boys Group I (1-metre spring board): 1. Harish Amaldas (Mah) 454.45, 2.Sachin Tripahty (UP) 422.70, 3. Deepak Chetri (Goa) 422.65
Girls Group III (3-metre spring board): 1. Avni Shah (Mah) 202.1, 2. Ashwini Mohite (Kar)198.6, 3. Deepa Ambre (Goa) 190.6.
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