KIIT-DU Emerges as Top Indian Institution at World University Games 2025 with Historic Medal Haul

Making waves at the just concluded World University Games 2025 in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, KIIT-DU emerged as the highest-medalling Indian institution, significantly contributing to India's best-ever performance at the global multi-sport university competition.

- 

On a single day, student-athletes from KIIT clinched five medals—three Silver and two Bronze—helping India rise to 20th position in the final medal standings with a total of 12 medals, doubling the country's tally from the previous edition.

For KIIT, Ankita won Silver medal in 3000m Steeplechase; Praveen Chithravel won Silver medal in Triple Jump and Seeman won Silver medal in 5000m Final. The Men's 4x100m Relay Team won Bronze while the Women's 20km Race Walk Team won Bronze as well. Abinash Mohanty won Bronze medal in Badminton.