Hyderabad, Feb. 23 -- A first-year B.Arch, a student of GITAM Deemed to be University has won three gold medals in Pickleball at the 2nd Edition of the Telangana Chief Minister's Cup 2025-26.

Ashritha Raju clinched gold medals in Women's Singles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles categories at the state-level finals held on February 20-21 at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium here, the University said in a release here on Monday.

The tournament, organised by the Sports Authority of Telangana, was conducted from January 8 featuring multiple disciplines including Handball, Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Billiards, Fencing, Lawn Tennis and Pickleball.

The competitions followed a multi-tier format beginning at the Gram Panchayat level, followed b...