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Srihari Nataraj Claims Fifth Medal as India Sets Relay Record and Lands First Diving Medal at Asian Aquatics

The Ahmedabad championships double as an Asian Games qualifier, signaling a broader resurgence for Indian aquatics.

Overview

  • Nataraj took bronze in the men’s 100m freestyle in 49.96 seconds on Tuesday, lifting his personal haul to five medals at the ongoing meet.
  • Rohit B Benedicton won silver in the men’s 50m butterfly in 23.89, taking India’s overall tally reported Tuesday to nine medals.
  • India’s men’s 4x200m freestyle team of Aneesh S Gowda, Shoan Ganguly, Sajan Prakash and Nataraj won silver in a national-record 7:23.38.
  • Divers Indiver Sairam and Willson Sing Ningthoujam earned bronze in the men’s 10m synchronized event, India’s first diving medal at these championships.
  • Nataraj’s earlier silvers in the 200m freestyle (1:48.47) and 50m backstroke (25.46) ended a 16-year continental medal drought for India, as youngsters such as Dhinidhi Desinghu set national bests and teammates Rishabh Das and Kushagra Rawat added bronzes.