Indian swimmers Tanish George Mathew, Vishal Grewal, Anand AS and Srihari Nataraj advanced to the final of the men's 4x100m freestyle relay at the Asian Games on Thursday.
Indian athletes Hirday Chedda and Anush Agarwalla who registered their names in history will now compete in the finals of the Dressage Individual Intermediate I Freestyle.
Srihari Nataraj failed to make his place in the final match event but still made a national record after he clocked 1:49.05 in the men's 200m freestyle heats.
Dhinidhi Desinghu who trains at the Dolphin Aquatics under coach Madhu Kumar BM, clocked 57.67 secs to erase Maana Patel's record of 59.12 created in 2014. Dhinidhi, with her powerful stroke, was nearly 10m ahead of Sri Charani Tumu of Karnataka (1:02.55) when she touched the pads. Her new n
Sagar Jaglan claimed a silver medal in FS 79kg category, while India so far have won 7 medals including two golds. Priya Malik won the gold in the 76 kg category and Mohit Kumar won the medal 61 kg freestyle category.
The newly-built state-of-the-art Indoor Aquatic Centre housed within iconic Kalinga Sports Complex that has hosted several international sporting events in the past, has been a game changer for swimmers participating in the 39th Sub Junior and 49th Junior National Aquatic Championships 2023
Mohit Kumar created history after winning the U20 World Wrestling Championships. He defeated Eldar Akhmadudinov 9-8 in a 61 kg freestyle event in Jordan
The Dubai Police Athletes Council signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE Modern Pentathlon Federation to foster cooperation in the realm of sports in five disciplines: épée fencing, 200-meter freestyle swimming, obstacle course, running, and laser pistol shooting.