Indian swimmers clinched eight medals including three gold on the first day at the 7th Asian age group swimming championship in Jakarta
Indian swimmers clinched eight medals including three gold on the first day at the 7th Asian age group swimming championship in Jakarta.
Ace swimmer Veerdhaval Khade (54:86s) won gold in the 100m butterfly stroke while Sandeep Sejwal (28:36s) won the yellow metal in the 50m breast stroke. Khade, Aaron D Souza, Anshul Kothari and Rehan Poncha won gold in 4x100 free style relay.
Earlier, Poncha (02:07:76) grabbed a bronze in the 200m back stroke in boys open group while Saurabh Sangvekar, who had earlier clinched bronze in the 200m free style, won silver in the 800m free style.
In the girls's section, Surabhi Tipre won bronze in the 400m free style. Tipre, Talasha Prabhu, Kshipra Mahajan and Richa Mishra won bronze in the 4x100 free style relay.
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