It was a neck-and-neck fight between two Indian girls, Himani Parab (Mumbai) and Pratiksha More (Satara) at Shivaji Park yesterday. But Parab eventually enjoyed the upper hand by securing 74.70 points as compared to More's 74.40 for gold in the women's individual championship (pole and rope combined) at the first Mallakhamb World Championship. Japan's Keiko Takemoto took home the bronze medal with 53.10 points.

Parab, who also won two gold medals in the individual short set and long set rope categories, revealed how she overcame More in the deciding round of the overall championship: "We were equal on points before the final round and the pressure was very high. But I gave it my best in the final rope performance and that's what made the difference."