Ludhiana, Jan. 9 -- Punjab's boys and girls put up an impressive show in judo on the third day of the 69th National School Games, winning several medals in school-level sports, especially in combat disciplines.

In the under-14 boys' judo competitions, Gujarat's Rusan Malek Mohammed won the gold medal in the 45-kg category, while Punjab's Lavish Thapa secured silver. Bronze medals went to K Prashant Pandey of Vidya Bharati and Bhaskar from Uttar Pradesh. Punjab continued its strong run in the 40-kg category where Yuvraj Thakur clinched gold, followed by Dharmesh Acharya of Rajasthan with silver. Majgul Siddiqbhai of Gujarat and Divesh Kumar of Delhi finished joint bronze medallists.

In the 35-kg category, Punjab's Mohit Kumar topped the ...