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Asian Games 2023: Srihari Nataraj Finishes 6th, Likith Selvaraj And Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Team 7th

admin — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:38:35 +0000

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Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished sixth in the men’s 50m backstroke final at the Asian Games on Monday. Nataraj, competing in his second successive final in as many days, clocked 25.39s. Had he matched his personal best of 24.40s, he would have won the bronze medal. He had finished sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final on Sunday as well. Likith Selvaraj finished seventh in the men’s 100m breaststroke competition after he touched the pad at 1:01.62s which was touch better than the 1:01.98s he clocked in the heats. It was a seventh place finish for the Indian team in the men’s 4x200m freestyle event as well.

(Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

The quartet of Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda, Kushagra Rawat and Tanish George Mathew clocked 7:29.23s.

The in-form Aryan was the fastest among the four as he swam his 200m in 1:51.89s.

Earlier in the day, former bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade (men’s 50m freestyle), Olympian Maana Patel (women’s 50m backstroke), Anil Kumar Shylaja Anand (men’s 50m freestyle), Desinghu Dhinidhi (women’s 200m freestyle) and Hashika Ramachandra (women’s 200m individual medley) all failed to enter the finals in their respective events.

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Asian Games 2023: Srihari Nataraj 6th, Women’s Freestyle Relay 7th In Swimming Finals

admin — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:38:25 +0000

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The impressive run of star swimmer Srihari Nataraj and Indian women’s team ended with sixth and seventh place finishes in the finals of men’s 100m backstroke and 4x100m freestyle relay respectively at the Asian Games on Sunday. Srihari, who had touched the pad at 54.71s to finish second in his heat and fifth overall to progress to the final, came up a timing of 54.48 seconds in the final. He was 2.25 behind gold medallist Xu Jiayu (52.23) of China. Irie Ryosuke of Japan (53.46) and Korea’s Lee Juho (53.54) won the silver and bronze medals respectively. The women’s team comprising Olympian Maana Patel, Dhinidhi Desinghu, Janvi Choudhary and Shivangi Sarma clocked 3:54:66 in the final to take the seventh place. China, Japan and Hong Kong won the gold, silver and bronze respectively.

(Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

Earlier in the day, the Indian quartet had produced a timing of 3:53.80s to finish sixth in the 10-team heat and make the final.

The other Indian swimmer in the fray, Utakarsh Patil finished with a time of 59.42s to sign off at 20th spot in the men’s 100m backstroke event.

Tanish George Matthew and Anil Kumar Shylaja failed to progress to the men’s 100m freestyle final, finishing 12th and 17th respectively.

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Asian Games: Srihari Nataraj, Women’s Freestyle Relay Team Advance To Finals

admin — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 09:24:26 +0000

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Star swimmer Srihari Nataraj and the Indian women’s team qualified for the men’s 100m backstroke and 4x100m freestyle relay finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. The quartet of Olympian Maana Patel, Dhinidhi Desinghu, Janvi Choudhary and Shivangi Sarma clocked 3:53.80s to finish sixth in the 10-team affair and make the final. Sirhari, on the other hand, touched the pad at 54.71s to finish second in his heat and fifth overall to progress to the final.

The other Indian swimmer in the fray, Utakarsh Santosh Patil finished with a time of 59.42s to sign off at 20th spot in the men’s 100m backstroke event.

Both the finals will be held later in the day.

Tanish George Matthew and Anil Kumar Shylaja failed to progress to the men’s 100m freestyle final, finishing 12th and 17th respectively.

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