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The Hindu
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Benedicton, Dhinidhi and Rishabh break new ground
B. Benedicton Rohit and Dhinidhi Desinghu stole the limelight by smashing the men's 50m butterfly and women's 100m freestyle meet records respectively in the National aquatics championships at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre here on Wednesday. After securing the 100m butterfly gold with a record, Benedicton broke the 50m record twice to assert his supremacy. He timed 24.13 in the heats to go below Virdhawal Khade's six-year-old National record (24.19) before lowering the mark further to 24.11 and claim the gold. 'My body is tired after so many events, but it's good to break the record,' said Benedicton, who achieved the World championships qualification. Dhinidhi, the women's 200m freestyle winner with a record, raced with authority to clock 56.78 for her second gold. 'I missed the World championships and World junior championships qualifying marks. But I'm happy to become the first Indian woman to go below 57 seconds,' said Dhinidhi, whose previous best was 57.08. National Games gold medallist Rishabh Das (2:00.65) beat Utkarsh Patil (2:00.98) in the last five metres to win the men's 200m backstroke and achieved Worlds 'B' qualification. The top two bettered Srihari Nataraj's National record and 'India best' time (2:02.29). Tamil Nadu (Jashua Thomas, Rohit, M.J. Praveen Kumar Praveen, Adhithya Dinesh) secured the men's 4x100m freestyle title with a record (3:26.26). Top-four finishers, including Karnataka, Maharashtra and Railways, bettered the previous record. The results (winners only): Men: 800m freestyle: Aryan Nehra (Guj) 8:10.40; 200m backstroke: Rishabh Das (Mah) 2:00.65 (NMR, Old 2:02.29, Srihari Nataraj, 2019); 50m butterfly: B. Benedicton Rohit (TN) 24.11 (NMR, Old 24.13, 2025); 4x100m freestyle: Tamil Nadu 3:26.26 (NMR, Old 3:28.09, Karnataka). Women: 100m freestyle: Dhinidhi Desinghu (Kar) 56.78 (NMR, Old 57.73, Shivangi Sarma, 2022); 200m backstroke: Vihitha Nayana Loganathan (Kar) 2:21.85; 50m butterfly: Nine Venkatesh (Kar) 28.25; 400m medley: Saanvi Deshwal (Mah) 5:03.85; 4x100m freestyle relay: Karnataka 4:03.18.
The Print
a day ago
- Sport
- The Print
Dhinidhi sets national mark in 200m freestyle
Bhubaneswar, Jun 23 (PTI) Dhinidhi Desinghu bettered her national record by clocking 2:02.97 seconds in 200m freestyle, while Shoan Ganguly too eclipsed the meet record in 200m individual medley on day two of the 78th Senior National Aquatic Championship here on Monday. Shoan Ganguly timed 2:04.34 seconds on way to breaking the national record at the Indoor Aquatic Centre in Kalinga Stadium.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Dhinidhi and Shoan bag top honours
Teenage Olympian Dhinidhi Desinghu and her Karnataka State-mate Shoan Ganguly secured women's 200m freestyle and men's 200m medley crowns respectively with 'India best' times in the National aquatics championships at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre here on Monday. Dhinidhi, who had a disappointing outing on Sunday, fought back to better her two-year-old meet record by clocking 2:02.97. The World Championships 'B' qualification mark is 2:02.37. The 15-year-old surged ahead after the first 50m to establish a clear lead and win comfortably. 'I felt a little nervous. Am happy I did well in my main event,' said Dhinidhi. Shoan, who had timed a below-par 2:09 in the State meet a month ago, trained hard under his father-cum-coach Surajit Ganguly's guidance to record 2:04.34. 'I targeted 'India best' time and am thrilled to achieve that,' said Ganguly. M.S. Yadesh Babu achieved his personal best of 28.35 for the men's 50m breaststroke title. 'This is a result of my consistent training,' said Yadesh, on his maiden National title. In 4x100m mixed freestyle relay, Karnataka – comprising Rujula S., Latisha Mandaana, Akash Mani, Tanish George Mathew – took the yellow metal with a new meet record of 3:41.18. Tamil Nadu claimed the silver after Maharashtra, which finished second, was disqualified. Tamil Nadu, consisting of Pramiti Gnanasekaran, Yadesh, B. Benedicton Rohit, Deeksha Sivakumar, won the top honour in 4x100m mixed medley relay with a meet record. The results (winners only): Men: 50m freestyle: Jashua Thomas (TN) 23.06; 1500m freestyle: Kushagra Rawat (Del) 15:32.95. 50m breaststroke: M.S. Yadesh Babu (TN) 28.35; 200m medley: Shoan Ganguly (Kar) 2:04.34 (NMR, Old 2:05.64, Siva S., 2022). Women: 200m freestyle: Dhinidhi Desinghu (Kar) 2:02.97 (NMR, Old, 2:04.24, Dinidhi, 2023); 50m breaststroke: Mittapalli Rithvika (Tel) 33.98; 200m medley: Saanvi Deshwal (Mah) 2:21.87. 4x100m mixed freestyle relay: Karnataka 3:41.18 (NMR, Old 3:42.92); 4x100m mixed medley relay: Tamil Nadu 4:03.44 (NMR, Old 4:05.30).
