Pune, Jan 13 (PTI) Yuga Birnale led Maharashtra's charge with three medals Sunday, including two golds, as the hosts maintained their domination in the pool over Karnataka and Delhi at the Khelo India Youth Games here.

Of the 12 gold medals at stake, Maharashtra picked up four while Delhi and Karnataka took three each and Chhattisgarh and Gujarat claimed one each, a media release said.

Yuga gave the hosts their first gold of the day in the women's U-21 200m medley clocking a time of 2:32.75.

She also clinched a bronze in the 200m backstroke and also collected her third medal in the 4x100 m medley as part of Maharashtra quartet.

Swadesh Mondal earned Delhi their first gold of the day in a well-contested 200m individual medley for boys under-17 section.

Anurag Singh and Kushagra Rawat won a gold each for Delhi late in the day in 800m freestyle in boys u-17 and U-21 sections, respectively.

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