Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat, ‘who won the best male swimmer’, broke yet another National Record, this time in the men’s 400m medley event at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 13-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu from Karnataka, erased the previous national record by more than a second, clocking 2:04.24 to win gold in the 200m freestyle. READ | Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record In the 200m backstroke, Palak Joshi of Maharashtra swam a record breaking 2:18.90 to break a seven year old record of 2:19.30 set by Maana Patel. Aryan also broke the men’s 1500m, 800m and 400m freestyle event and has already booked his Asian Games 2022 and World Championships 2023 spot for the men’s 800m and 1500m freestyle.

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

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National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record

The Hindu  

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IAU 100km World Championships: Meet the Indian contenders
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Live Mint  

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Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships
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Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships

Hindustan Times  

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Swimming medallists’ timings don’t show a drastic change in Paris

The Hindu  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
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Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games
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From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games

Hindustan Times  

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At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As a kid not even in her teens yet, Dhinidhi Desinghu remembers watching India’s top swimmer Srihari Nataraj compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 on television. Dhinidhi plans to make handwritten gift cards and deliver them hopefully in person to her “childhood swim hero” and reigning 200m freestyle Olympic champion, Katie Ledecky of USA. “She happens to be …

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Pacy Popovici puts 100 metres freestyle rivals on notice

The Hindu  

Romanian wunderkind David Popovici underlined his credentials for Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres freestyle as he claimed the European title on Wednesday with a blistering swim that threatened Pan Zhanle’s world record. The 19-year-old clocked 46.88 seconds in the Belgrade pool, the third fastest swim in history and 0.08 seconds off the world mark set by China’s Pan …

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record
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National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record

The Hindu  

Neeru Pathak broke the girls’ 400m under-18 National record of former Asian junior champion Rezoana Mallick Heena while winning the gold at the 19th National youth athletics championships in Bilaspur on Sunday. Meanwhile, Odisha’s Bapi Hansda, who had missed the recent under-20 Asians in Dubai, bettered the boys’ 400m meet record clocking 47.12s and also made the cut for the …

Ariarne Titmus narrowly misses world record to book place in Paris 2024 at Australian Olympic Swimming Trials
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Ariarne Titmus narrowly misses world record to book place in Paris 2024 at Australian Olympic Swimming Trials

ABC  

Ariarne Titmus missed breaking her own 400m freestyle world record by just 0.06 seconds to book her place in Paris 2024 at the Australian Olympic Swimming Trials in Brisbane. The reigning Olympic champion swam 3:55.44, comfortably the fastest time in the world this year, beating rival Summer McIntosh's 3:59.06 from the Canadian swim trials last month. The 22-year-old, who holds …

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming
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Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming

The Hindu  

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Swimming: Titmus fires Olympic warning with fastest 400m freestyle of year
8 months ago

Swimming: Titmus fires Olympic warning with fastest 400m freestyle of year

The Hindu  

World record holder Ariarne Titmus fired a warning shot on Friday to Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh ahead of the Paris Olympics with the fastest 400m freestyle of the year. Titmus beat Ledecky in a thrilling final at the Tokyo Olympics then broke the American great’s long-standing world record in 2022, only for Canadian teenager McIntosh to better the mark …

National Games: Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu Bags Seven Gold, Karnataka Tops Aquatic Competitions
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National Games: Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu Bags Seven Gold, Karnataka Tops Aquatic Competitions

News 18  

Teenager Dhinidhi Desinghu became the youngest woman swimmer to win seven gold medals at the National Games while Srihari Nataraj finished with 10 medals, including eight gold, as Karnataka topped the charts in aquatic competitions at the National Games on Saturday. Haryana’s gold medals came through Sanjana Sood in women’s skeet and the pair of Sarabjot Singh and Palak Gulia …

Srihari Nataraj ends swimming season with eight golds in 37th National Games
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Srihari Nataraj ends swimming season with eight golds in 37th National Games

The Hindu  

The long season may have worn him out but Olympian Srihari Nataraj still finished the 37th National Games with eight golds, including four in the team relays, at the Campal Sports Complex here on Saturday. The final day’s action pitted Srihari against the seasoned Virdhawal Khade, the Games’ fastest man, in the 100m freestyle but the Bangalore youngster had a …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Draw a Blank in Hangzhou, Sajan Prakash-Advait Page Fail to Clinch Podium Finish
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Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Draw a Blank in Hangzhou, Sajan Prakash-Advait Page Fail to Clinch Podium Finish

News 18  

India’s Sajan Prakash and Advait Page finished fifth and seventh in their respective finals to draw curtains on the country’s swimming campaign at the Asian Games here on Friday. The gold in this event was won by Tomoru Honda of Japan with a Games record timing of 1:53.15s, while the silver and bronze were bagged by Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Hung Wang …

Asian Games: Srihari enters second consecutive final, Likith and men's 4x200m freestyle team also in medal contention
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Asian Games: Srihari enters second consecutive final, Likith and men's 4x200m freestyle team also in medal contention

Hindustan Times  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished sixth in the men's 50m backstroke heats to progress to his second consecutive final at the Asian Games here on Monday. Srihari Nataraj of India Nataraj, who finished sixth in the men's 100m backstroke final on Sunday, clocked 25.43s to finish third in his heat 4 and sixth overall. The Indian quartet of Aryan …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10
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Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10

Associated Press  

Aug. 4 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record. 2007 — Lorena Ochoa wins the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title. 2018 — Georgia Hall …

World Aquatics Championship: Sjostrom sets World Record in 50m freestyle, clinches gold in 50m butterfly
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World Aquatics Championship: Sjostrom sets World Record in 50m freestyle, clinches gold in 50m butterfly

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom broke her own 50m freestyle world record at swimming’s world championships on Saturday, setting a new mark of 23.61sec. 🇸🇪Sarah Sjostrom betters her own World Record setting the bar at 23.61 🤩😱#AQUAFukuoka23pic.twitter.com/R32q1CpM2p — World Aquatics July 29, 2023 The Swede was swimming in the semifinals of the event, less than half an hour after winning the 50m …

Swimming World Championships 2023: Qin Haiyang shatters men’s 200m breaststroke world record, O’Callaghan defends 100m freestyle title
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Swimming World Championships 2023: Qin Haiyang shatters men’s 200m breaststroke world record, O’Callaghan defends 100m freestyle title

The Hindu  

Qin Haiyang of China set a new world record in the men’s 200 metres breaststroke event, winning the gold medal in a time of 2:05.48s at the swimming world championships on Friday. 🥇50m 🥇100m 🥇200m WR #AQUAFukuoka23pic.twitter.com/G63Y9eGbZ3 — World Aquatics July 28, 2023 Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan stormed to victory in the women’s 100 metres freestyle race, capturing gold in a …

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle
1 year, 4 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle

The Hindu  

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to claim gold in the blue riband men’s 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Romania’s David Popovici, who boasts the world record of 46.86 seconds, was sixth in another disappointing run after his fourth-place finish in the 200m freestyle this week at the Marine Messe Fukuoka …

Swimming World Championships: Hafnaoui, Marchand and Qin win world titles
1 year, 4 months ago

Swimming World Championships: Hafnaoui, Marchand and Qin win world titles

The Hindu  

Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui won the men’s 800m freestyle at swimming’s world championships on Wednesday. Hafnaoui, the reigning Olympic 400m freestyle champion2, took silver behind Short in the 400m freestyle on the competition’s opening night. Qin Haiyang wins 50m breaststroke gold Gold medallist Haiyang Qin of Team China looks on during the medal ceremony for Men’s 50m Breaststroke Final on day …

Mollie O'Callaghan stuns Aussie rival Ariarne Titmus to claim gold at the World Championships as teenage sensation smashes 200m freestyle world record in Japan
1 year, 4 months ago

Mollie O'Callaghan stuns Aussie rival Ariarne Titmus to claim gold at the World Championships as teenage sensation smashes 200m freestyle world record in Japan

Daily Mail  

Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan set a blistering pace to break the world record in the women's 200 metres freestyle, capturing the gold medal with a time of one minute, 52.85 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday. Olympic champion Titmus had blazed to the 400m freestyle title on Sunday to erase 16-year-old McIntosh's mark and was well placed to go …

Swimming World Championships: O’Callaghan wins 200m freestyle title in world record time
1 year, 4 months ago

Swimming World Championships: O’Callaghan wins 200m freestyle title in world record time

The Hindu  

Australian teen Mollie O’Callaghan set a new world record in winning the women’s 200m freestyle in a time of 1min, 52.85sec at swimming’s World Championships on Wednesday. The previous world record was 1:52.98, set by Italian Federica Pellegrini at the 2009 world championships. To come away with a world record is just amazing.” O’Callaghan had fired a warning shot at …

Aryan Nehra equals ‘best Indian time’ in 800m freestyle at World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Aryan Nehra equals ‘best Indian time’ in 800m freestyle at World Championships

The Hindu  

Teenage swim sensation Aryan Nehra equalled the ‘best Indian time’ to finish 27th in the 800m freesyle event at the swimming World Championships here on Tuesday. The 19-year-old clocked a personal best 8:00.76 in the heats to match Advait Page’s ‘best Indian time’. With Tuesday’s swim, Aryan improved his personal best of 8:01.81, which he had clocked earlier this month …

Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time
1 year, 5 months ago

Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time

Firstpost  

Asian Games-bound Indian swimmer Nataraj clocked 55.26s to finish last in his heat and 31st overall. Fukuoka, Japan: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but that was not enough for him to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the World Championships in Fukuoka on Monday. The Asian Games-bound swimmer clocked …

Srihari fails to qualify for 100m backstroke semifinals at World Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Srihari fails to qualify for 100m backstroke semifinals at World Championships

The Hindu  

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but failed to qualify for the semifinals of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the World Championships on Monday. READ | ‘Main aim was to win gold’: National backstroke record-holder Suvana Baskar The 22-year-old Nataraj had begun his season with a 55.60s effort to win the gold at the Singapore …

Aryan Nehra surpasses his own expectations to find success at the Swimming Nationals
1 year, 5 months ago

Aryan Nehra surpasses his own expectations to find success at the Swimming Nationals

The Hindu  

Breaking four National Records and winning four golds in four consecutive days in the National Swimming Championship 2023 in Hyderabad, from July 2 to 5, was no piece of cake for the 19-year-old Aryan Nehra. Aryan, who was awarded the best male swimmer at the Nationals, said, “I was pretty happy that I managed to get the job done on …

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record

The Hindu  

Suvana C Baskar of Karnataka edged Gujarat’s Maana Patel to create a new National Record in the 50m backstroke on day 3 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Suvana’s 29.63 swim erased the record set by Maana in the last edition of the nationals by more than 0.16 seconds. READ | Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, …

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 800m freestyle national record on day 2 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Monday. Hashika Ramachandra from Karnataka also broke the national record in the women’s 200m medley with a time of 2:21.15. Day 1 Results: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records The women’s 100m freestyle national record was broken …

Swimming Nationals 2023: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 400m freestyle national record at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Sunday. Lineysha A K of Karnataka’s 2:37.35 helped her clinch gold and break her won national record in the women’s 200m breaststroke. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Adding yet another record to her bag was Maana Patel, who erased her own …

Australian swimming c’ships: Olympic champions McKeown, Stubblety-Cook fire up
1 year, 8 months ago

Australian swimming c’ships: Olympic champions McKeown, Stubblety-Cook fire up

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown blitzed to the 100m backstroke title at the Australian swimming championships Tuesday, with fellow world record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook also throwing down the gauntlet in the 200m breaststroke. McKeown, who set a new world record over 200m last month, touched in a sizzling 57.90 seconds as she builds to the world championships in Japan in July. …

MacNeil shatters 100m fly record as two more relay bests set at short course championships
2 years ago

MacNeil shatters 100m fly record as two more relay bests set at short course championships

The Hindu  

Canada’s Maggie MacNeil destroyed the 100m butterfly world record Sunday and the United States shattered the women’s 4x100m medley relay mark to wrap up the six-day World Short Course Championships. A third record tumbled in the final race at Melbourne with Australia and the United States finishing in a dead heat to jointly set a new best time in the …

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records
2 years ago

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records

The Hindu  

Two more relay world records tumbled on Wednesday at the FINA World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star swimmer Lani Pallister completed the 400-800m freestyle double and Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown won 100m backstroke gold. It was the fourth world record of the meet after Australia set a new best in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay and Italy in …

Junior Athletics Championships: Tanya Chaudhary and Mansi Negi Break National Records
2 years, 1 month ago

Junior Athletics Championships: Tanya Chaudhary and Mansi Negi Break National Records

News 18  

Tanya Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand’s Mansi Negi produced national record breaking performances in the women’s hammer throw and 10000m race walk in the 37th AFI National Junior Athletics Championships on Sunday. On the first two days, athletes from the younger age groups were the ones who broke national records. Tanya improved her own U20 National records from 57.04, …

National Games, Swimming: Hashika Ramachandra, Sajan Prakash dominate the pool
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Hashika Ramachandra, Sajan Prakash dominate the pool

The Hindu  

The women’s 400m Individual medley event of the 36th National Games was a pointer to the future of Indian swimming. The baton was quietly passed from Richa, who had ruled the pool for two-and-a-half decades, to Hashika who was later chosen as the best women athlete of the National Games. Hashika’s accession as the new star was the highpoint of …

National Games: Chahat Arora breaks 25-year record in 100m breaststroke
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Chahat Arora breaks 25-year record in 100m breaststroke

The Hindu  

Punjab’s Chahat Arora erased one of the longest standing records from the books as she powered her way to gold in 100m breaststroke on the final day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Saturday. Chahat, who set the national record in the event at the recent National Championships in …

National Games, October 7 in pictures: Shiva Thapa reaches quarterfinals, swimmers continue to shine
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, October 7 in pictures: Shiva Thapa reaches quarterfinals, swimmers continue to shine

The Hindu  

Manna Patel of Gujarat sets a new National Games record in women’s 50m backstroke at the 36th National Games in Rajkot on Friday. Sajan Prakash of Kerala sets a new National Games record in men’s 200m individual medley at the 36th National Games in Rajkot on Friday. Hashika Ramachandra of Karnataka won two gold medals in women’s 400m freestyle and …

National Games: Budding star Hashika Ramachandra, Sajan Prakash hog limelight
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Budding star Hashika Ramachandra, Sajan Prakash hog limelight

The Hindu  

The budding star of Indian swimming, the 14-year-old Hashika Ramachandra underlined her class by winning the sixth gold medal of the 36th National Games at Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Friday. The Karnataka girl won back-to-back gold medals on penultimate day and set a new meet record in 400m freestyle after warding off a tough challenge from Delhi’s Bhavya …

Srihari, Maana, Advait scorch pool to set new records at National Games 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Srihari, Maana, Advait scorch pool to set new records at National Games 2022

The Hindu  

The big names in Indian swimming dazzled by setting new games records on the fifth day of the 36 th National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Thursday. Olympian Srihari Nataraj broke the existing record in 100m backstroke event while Madhya Pradesh’s Advait Page and crowd favourite Maana Patel kept their date with the record. …

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in action: Paramjeetkaur of Gujarat vs S.Pragathi of Tamil Nadu BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in …

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

The young Avantika Chawan pulled out an upset and spoiled crowd favourite Maana Patel’s day in the National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Tuesday. Avantika became the fastest swimmer of the meet as she pipped Maana Patel to the finish in a new games record of 26.54s. Advait Page, who holds the fastest Indian …

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Thanks for tuning into Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. Tamil Nadu’s Vithya Ramraj sets a new National Games record of 56.58s to win the women’s 400m hurdles gold. Chanda KM of Delhi wins gold in women’s 800m clocking 2:01.58 and breaks National Games record set by Tintu Luka. Maharashtra’s Avantika Chavan beats local favourite Maana …

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight

The Hindu  

Advait Page didn't go all out and swam well within himself yet he dominated the men’s 1500m freestyle to set a new games record on the second day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic complex here on Monday. Delhi’s Bhavya Sachdeva underlined her growing stature by setting a new mark in women’s …

National Games: Karnataka dominates pool, Astha Choudhury sets meet records
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Karnataka dominates pool, Astha Choudhury sets meet records

The Hindu  

Olympian Sajan Prakash and Astha Choudhury prevented a clean sweep by Karnataka on the opening day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic complex here on Sunday. The first day also saw five new games record being rewritten with Astha Choudhury setting two meet records on her way to gold in 100m butterfly …

National Games 2022: Swimmer Astha Choudhury Creates New Record in 100m Butterfly
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022: Swimmer Astha Choudhury Creates New Record in 100m Butterfly

News 18  

Astha Choudhury claimed the honour of becoming the first swimmer to break a record as the National Games Aquatics competition commenced at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Sunday. Sajan Prakash, the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games, started his quest to repeat that feat by entering two individual finals and the 4x100m Freestyle relay final with …

National Games 2022 Swimming: From Maana Patel to Sreehari Nataraj - top swimmers look to set pool on fire
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022 Swimming: From Maana Patel to Sreehari Nataraj - top swimmers look to set pool on fire

The Hindu  

The past, present, and future of Indian swimming have assembled to make the field competitive when the aquatic events of the 36th National Games get underway at the Sardar Patel Aquatic complex here on Sunday. Nothing can be more contrasting than the presence of 39-year-old Richa Mishra, who is taking part in her sixth National Games, and a bevy of …

National Aquatics Championship: Chahat Arora and Shivangi Sarma set National Records
2 years, 3 months ago

National Aquatics Championship: Chahat Arora and Shivangi Sarma set National Records

The Hindu  

Chahat Arora bettered the National record twice on her way to win the women’s 100m gold medal on the concluding day of the National aquatic championships at the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatic Complex here on Saturday. Shivangi Sarma of Assam set a new meet record in women 100m freestyle, with a timing of 57.73. Shivangi Sarma of Assam celebrates after …

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