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Srihari Nataraj Looks To Asian Games After Glasgow Heartbreak
Srihari Nataraj: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj vowed to keep trusting his new training methods despite missing out on the men's 50m backstroke final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, saying his focus has already shifted towards the Asian Games later this year.
The athlete, who has been an Olympian on two occasions, came 11th in the semifinal with a time of 25.29 seconds, which was better than the 25.52 he had recorded in the heats but was still not sufficient to qualify for the final consisting of eight men. This result represented a decline on from Birmingham 2022, where the 25-year-old made it to the final and placed fifth, just 0.10 seconds away from winning a medal.
It was all right, not a personal best; although I was a bit quicker at my nationals two weeks ago, this time I'm much better than in the morning session swim and it's as good as I could manage. This time I came 11th, whereas the last time I had finished fifth," Nataraj said.
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