Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Madhya Pradesh continued their good form from Friday to finish on top of the medal tally in the first Khelo India Water Sports Festival that concluded at the Dal Lake here on Saturday. Odisha and Kerala finished in the top three largely due to the contribution of athletes who train at the Sports Authority of India centres in Jatpur and Alappuzha.

Madhya Pradesh, which won all four kayaking and canoeing gold medals at stake on Day 2, added six more gold medals on the final day on Saturday to win the team championship with a handsome tally of 18 medals. This included three silvers and five bronze medals. Twenty-four gold medals were at stake in the entire Water Games. Fourteen were in kayaking and canoeing, and 10 were...