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

Madhya Pradesh, which won all the four kayaking and canoeing gold 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 in rowing. All races w...