Dhinidhi was the star performer as she bagged three gold medals -- two in individual events and one in relay, and also set a national record.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karnataka\u2019s Srihari Nataraj led the charge, securing gold in the 200m Freestyle with a time of 1:50.57, finishing ahead of compatriot Aneesh S Gowda (1:52.42) and Kerala\u2019s Sajan Prakash (1:53.73).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s 200m Freestyle, rising star Dhinidhi Desinghu from Karnataka smashed the National Games record, clocking 2:03.24 to take the gold. Delhi\u2019s Bhavya Sachdeva finished second with 2:08.68, while Maharashtra\u2019s Aditi Satish Hegde clinched bronze in 2:09.74.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s 100m Butterfly, Tamil Nadu\u2019s Benediction Rohit edged out the competition to win gold in 53.89 seconds, narrowly missing the Games record. Maharashtra\u2019s Mihir Ambre took silver in 54.24, while Kerala\u2019s Sajan Prakash finished third in 54.52.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In women\u2019s 100m Butterfly, Karnataka continued their dominance as Dhinidhi secured her second gold of the day in 1:03.62. Teammate Naisha Shetty bagged silver with 1:04.81, and Odisha\u2019s Shristi Upadhaya took bronze in 1:05.20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Karnataka men\u2019s team of Akash Mani, Chinatan S Shetty, Aneesh S Gowda, and Srihari Nataraj set a new meet record (3:26.26) to win gold in the men\u2019s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Tamil Nadu finished second in 3:29.92, followed by Gujarat in 3:32.23.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s 4x100m Freestyle Relay, the Karnataka squad of Nina Venkatesh, Shalini R Dixit, Latiesha Mandana, and Dhinidhi Desinghu clinched gold in 4:01.58, ahead of Maharashtra (4:02.17) and Tamil Nadu (4:08.81).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Karnataka men\u2019s team of Akash Mani, Chinatan S Shetty, Aneesh S Gowda, and Srihari Nataraj set a new meet record (3:26.26) to win gold in the men\u2019s 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Tamil Nadu finished second in 3:29.92, followed by Gujarat in 3:32.23.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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