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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Young athletes make Maha proud with top medal tally at Khelo India
Navi Mumbai: Our local heroes have returned home victorious. Athletes from Agnel's Khelo India Accredited Academy, who represented the state at the recently concluded Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in Bihar, delivered outstanding performances in their respective disciplines. Their accomplishments helped Maharashtra secure the top position in the medal tally at the Khelo India Youth Games 2025. In swimming events, Aditi Hegde, a Std X student of Father Agnel School, achieved remarkable success with five gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. She secured gold medals in the 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, and 4x100 freestyle relay, along with a silver in the 4x100 medley relay and a bronze in the 1,500m freestyle. Her fellow athlete, Shlok Khopade, earned a bronze in the 200m breaststroke. The track and field contingent brought significant success for Team Maharashtra. Agnelite Saif Chafekar secured a gold in the 110m hurdles, establishing a new Khelo India meet record with 13.48 seconds. Aditya Pisal bagged a gold in the 100m dash, setting another meet record at 10.62 seconds, while Rudra Shinde secured a bronze in the same event, clocking 10.78 seconds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo Anchal Patil, a Std XII student, achieved a gold medal in the high jump with 1.68m. Additionally, Saif, Aditya, and Rudra contributed to the state's success by winning gold in the 4x100m relay. Coach Shrinivas Gupta oversees the athletes' training at the Agnel ground, while coach Gokul Kamath supervises swimming practice at the Agnel's swimming pool. "We have an impressive catch at the national sporting event organised by the central sports ministry... We could not have bargained for more," said Gupta.
France 24
15-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Ex-Olympic swim champion Agnel to go on trial over rape allegations
The investigation began in the summer of 2021 following a complaint from a swimmer who trained with Agnel in the eastern city of Mulhouse between 2014 and 2016. The swimmer is suspected of having had a relationship with his coach's daughter while staying at her parent's home in 2016, when he was 24 and she was 13. Agnel, now 32, has always insisted the relationship was consensual and loving. The former champion was indicted on charges of rape of a minor under the age of 15, Mulhouse public prosecutor Nicolas Heitz said in a statement. He is also being prosecuted for sexual assault of a minor under the age of 15, with both charges pertaining to the same victim. Agnel remains under judicial supervision. The investigation follows a complaint from Naome Horter, the daughter of the swimmer's former coach, Lionel Horter. According to prosecutors, the events in question took place between December, 31, 2015 and August 31, 2016 in various locations including Mulhouse, Thailand and the island of Tenerife. The investigation led to the indictment of the swimmer five months later, in December 2021. Agnel has always denied that he had any control over the teenager. The public prosecutor at the time, Edwige Roux-Morizot, considered that "the facts constitute rape and sexual assault due to the age difference, because the justice system considers that there is genuine moral duress." Last July, the swimmer, who had retired in 2016, went to the office of the investigating judge in Mulhouse for a confrontation that he had requested with his accuser, now in her early 20s. Agnel came to international prominence at the 2010 European championships when he won gold in the 400-metre freestyle, setting a new French and championships record. Two years later he starred at the London Olympics when he took gold in the 200m freestyle and the 4x100m freestyle relay as well as silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay. He collected gold medals in the same two events in the 2013 world championships. Agnel qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics to defend his 200m freestyle title but failed to get through the heats and announced his retirement from swimming soon after. © 2025 AFP
Local France
08-03-2025
- Local France
Ex-Olympic swim champion Agnel to appear in French court for alleged rape
The public prosecutor's office requested that the swimmer be brought before the departmental criminal court for rape of a minor under the age of 15 and sexual assault of a minor under the age of 15 in 2016, with both charges pertaining to the same victim, judicial sources said. The investigating judge must issue their final order before the end of April, the same sources added. The judge can either issue an order of dismissal -- partial or total -- or referral to the correctional court or to the criminal court. The investigation began in the summer of 2021 following a complaint from a swimmer who trained with Agnel in Mulhouse between 2014 and 2016. The swimmer is suspected of having had a relationship with the teenager while he was staying with her parents. At the time, he was 24-years-old while she was only aged 13. The investigation led to the swimmer being indicted on December 11, 2021. Agnel, now 32, has always insisted the relationship was consensual and loving. The public prosecutor at the time, Edwige Roux-Morizot, considered that "the facts constitute rape and sexual assault due to the age difference, because the justice system considers that there is genuine moral duress". Last July, Agnel went to the office of the investigating judge in Mulhouse for a confrontation that he had requested with his accuser, now aged 21. Agnel came to international prominence at the 2010 European championships when he won gold in the 400-metre freestyle setting a new French and championships record. Two years later he starred at the London Olympics when he took gold in the 200m freestyle and the 4x100m freestyle as well as silver in the 4x200m freestyle. He collected gold medals in the same two events in the 2013 world championships. Agnel went to Rio in 2016 to defend his 200m freestyle title but failed to get through the heats, announcing his retirement from swimming soon after.
