They eclipsed the record of 3:47.22 set by the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) back in 2022. Karnataka\u2019s Akash Mani, Vidith S Shankar, Kartikeyan Nair, and Srihari Nataraj also broke the record clocking 3:46.09 but finished second today.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The International Aquatic Complex in Yemmekere, Mangaluru also witnessed Karnataka\u2019s Aneesh S Gowda pull away from the rest of the pack as early as the second lap of the Men\u2019s 1500m Freestyle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dharshan S, also from Karnataka, followed him while the rest of the participants gradually fell behind. With five laps left in the race, Aneesh had opened a fair advantage and went on to finish first comfortably with a time of 16:06.11. Dharshan S came in second at 16:16.83.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the Women\u2019s 800m Freestyle, Telangana\u2019s Vritti Agarwal pulled the trigger in the very first lap and went on to claim the top spot in 9:16.14. Bhavya Sachdeva, Shirin, and Sri Charani Tumu were neck and neck behind Vritti till the final lap.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was Delhi\u2019s Bhavya who edged out the competition in the final lap to finish second with 9:19.74.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Railway Sports Promotion Board\u2019s Bikram Changmai and Dhanush S went head to head in the 200m Butterfly, trading marginal leads in the first round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, Harsh Saroha, from Haryana, peaked on the third lap to force himself into contention but Bikram Changmai pulled away in the last lap to win with 2:02.76.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Harsh came in second with 2:03.95.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Women\u2019s 200m Butterfly saw Astha Choudhury, Hashika Ramachandra, and Vritti Agarwal engage in a three-way battle from the very first round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka\u2019s Hashika, in a last moment burst of speed, confirmed her third gold medal in the competition with a time of 2:21.16. Vritti Agarwal, from Telangana, followed her closely in second place with a time of 2:21.89.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Women\u2019s 200m Butterfly saw Astha Choudhury, Hashika Ramachandra, and Vritti Agarwal engage in a three-way battle from the very first round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also Read: <\/b> ICC Women's T20 WC Schedule<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n