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Karnataka's Rujula made headlines by breaking Shikha Tandon's long-standing 50m Freestyle record at the National Aquatics Championships. Olympians Aryan Nehra, Sajan Prakash, and Srihari Nataraj dominated their respective events with commanding performances. Tamil Nadu set a new meet record in the men's 4x100 medley relay, showcasing fierce competition. Meanwhile, Bhavya Sachdeva clinched gold in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle with a National Meet Record.

Key Points: Rujula Breaks Shikha Tandon's Record at National Aquatics

  • Rujula surpasses Shikha Tandon's 50m Freestyle record with 26.36 sec
  • Olympians Aryan Nehra and Sajan Prakash secure golds in their events
  • Tamil Nadu sets new meet record in men's 4x100 medley relay
  • Bhavya Sachdeva claims Women’s 1500m Freestyle gold with NMR
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National Aquatics: Rujula sets new meet record; Olympians Aryan, Sajan, Srihari win

Karnataka's Rujula sets new 50m Freestyle record while Olympians Aryan, Sajan, and Srihari dominate at National Aquatics Championships.

National Aquatics: Rujula sets new meet record; Olympians Aryan, Sajan, Srihari win
"Rujula clocked 26.36 sec, breaking Shikha Tandon's long-standing record – National Aquatics Report"

Bhubaneswar, June 25

Rujula S. of Karnataka clocked 26.36 sec in the 50m Women Freestyle, improving the national meet record as well as Best Indian Performance, by breaking the long-standing record of Shikha Tandon in the 78th National Aquatics Championships at the Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday.

While Rujula surged to break the long-standing mark by clocking 26.36, Avantika Sudhir Chavan of the Railways Sports Promotion Board finished second in 26.58, while Karnataka's upcoming swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu finished third in 26.69 seconds.

Among other noteworthy performances on the day, Olympian Aryan Nehra, Kushagra Rawat, and Aneesh Gowda set the pool on fire with their last 50m in the 400m Men Freestyle. Aryan Nehra won the gold with Kushagra coming in close behind him, while Aneesh Gowda settled for the bronze.

Bhavya Sachdeva of Delhi clocked 17.35.07 in the Women's 1500m Freestyle, claiming a gold and the National Meet record, while Shristi Upadhyaya won her second individual medal, a bronze, for hosts Odisha.

Olympians Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash also won their respective events with ease, while Tamil Nadu set a new meet record in men's 4 x 100 medley relay.

Key results:

Women's 1500m Freestyle: Bhavya Sachdeva DELHI 17:35.07 NMR; Vritti Agarwal TELANGANA 17:41.36; Thanya Shadakshari KARNATAKA 17:41.4.

Men's 400m Freestyle: Aryan Nehra GUJARAT 3:55.96; Kushagra Rawat DELHI 3:56.84; Aneesh S Gowda KARNATAKA 3:57.17

Women's 200m Butterfly: Astha Choudhury RSPB 2:20.63; Roshini Balasubramanian TAMILNADU 2:20.77; Shristi Upadhaya 02 ODISHA 2:23.11

Men's 200m Butterfly: Sajan Prakash POLICE 1:58.98; Bikram Changmai RSPB 2:02.13; Dharshan.S KARNATAKA 2:03.11

Women's 50m Backstroke: Vihitha Nayana Loganathan KARNATAKA 29.99; Sanjana Manguesh Prabhugaonker GOA 30.68; Soubrity Mondal BENGAL 30.70

Men's 50m Backstroke: Srihari Nataraj KARNATAKA 25.70; Rishabh Anupam Das MAHARASHTRA 26.02; Akash Mani KARNATAKA 26.12

Women's 50m Freestyle: Rujula S KARNATAKA 26.36 NMR; Avantika Sudhir Chavan RSPB 26.58; Dhinidhi Desinghu KARNATAKA 26.69.

Men's 4 x 100m Medley: Tamil Nadu (Nithik Nathella, Danush Suresh, B.Benedicton Rohit, Adhithya Dinesh) 3:45.09 NMR; Karnataka (Utkarsh Santosh Patil, Manikanta L, Chinthan S Shetty, Tanish George Mathew) 3:48.16; Railways Sports Promotion Board (Devansh Maheshkumar Parmar, Anoop Augustine, Bikram Changmai, Sathya Sai Krishnan M) 3:49.60

- IANS

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Priya K.
What an incredible performance by Rujula! Breaking Shikha Tandon's record after so many years is no small feat. Karnataka is truly producing some amazing swimmers these days. 👏 Hope she gets proper support to shine at international events too!
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Rahul V.
Aryan Nehra and Srihari Nataraj proving why they're Olympians! But we need more infrastructure and training facilities across India. Why only few states dominate swimming? Maharashtra, UP, Bihar need to step up their game.
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Ananya M.
So proud of Bhavya Sachdeva from Delhi! 17:35 in 1500m is phenomenal. Women swimmers are making India proud consistently. But media gives them less coverage than cricket. When will other sports get equal attention? 🤔
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Suresh P.
Good performances but we're still far behind global standards. Rujula's 26.36 would have placed 7th in last Olympics heats. Need better coaching and foreign exposure trips for our swimmers. Government should increase sports budget.
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Meera J.
Lovely to see Odisha hosting such events! Kalinga Stadium facilities are world-class. More states should develop sports infrastructure like this. Also happy for Shristi Upadhyaya getting bronze for host state! 🎉
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Vikram S.
Tamil Nadu's relay team setting new record shows importance of teamwork. Individual stars are great but we need to focus on team events too for international success. More relay competitions should be organized at school level.
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Neha R.

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