Teenage Swimming Star Dhinidhi Desinghu Claims Fifth Gold as Karnataka Dominates National Games
Teenage swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her incredible run at the 38th National Games, securing her fifth gold medal as Karnataka continued its stronghold in the pool. The 14-year-old anchored Karnataka’s women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team to a gold medal, finishing in 8 minutes 54.87 seconds. Her teammates—Shirin, Shalini R Dixit, and Meenakshi Menon—helped secure the victory, with Gujarat and Maharashtra taking silver and bronze, respectively.
Earlier this week, Dhinidhi bagged four gold medals in the 200m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 4x100m freestyle relay, and 50m freestyle events.
Karnataka also celebrated success in the men’s category. Paris Olympian Srihari Nataraj anchored the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team to gold, clocking 7:45.82, alongside Dhakshan S, Shoan Ganguly, and Aneesh S Gowda.
In the men’s 50m breaststroke, Vidith S Shankar added another gold for Karnataka with a time of 29.12 seconds. In the women’s 50m breaststroke, Kerala’s Harshitha Jayaram clinched the gold with a time of 34.14 seconds.
Notable individual performances included Kerala’s Sajan Prakash, who won the men’s 200m butterfly gold with an impressive time of 2:01.40, and Maharashtra’s Dhirti Ahirwal, who topped the women’s 200m butterfly event with a time of 2:23.80.
The Results:
Men’s 200m Butterfly Open:
Gold: Sajan Prakash (Kerala) – 2:01.40
Silver: Bikram Changmai (Assam) – 2:04.23
Bronze: Harsh Saroha (Haryana) – 2:04.48
Women’s 200m Butterfly Open:
Gold: Dhirti Ahirwal (Maharashtra) – 2:23.80
Silver: Suhasini Ghosh (Karnataka) – 2:24.53
Bronze: Astha Choudhury (Assam) – 2:25.30
Men’s 50m Breaststroke Open:
Gold: Vidith S Shankar (Karnataka) – 29.12
Silver: M.S. Yadesh Babu (Tamil Nadu) – 29.20
Bronze: S. Danush (Tamil Nadu) – 29.21
Women’s 50m Breaststroke Open:
Gold: Harshitha Jayaram (Kerala) – 34.14
Silver: Chahat Arora (Punjab) – 34.37
Bronze: Avni Chhabra (Punjab) – 34.86
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay:
Gold: Karnataka (Dhakshan S, Shoan Ganguly, Aneesh S Gowda, Srihari Nataraj) – 7:45.82
Silver: Gujarat – 7:49.71
Bronze: Maharashtra – 7:55.62
Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay:
Gold: Karnataka (Shirin, Shalini R Dixit, Meenakshi Menon, Dhinidhi Desinghu) – 8:54.87
Silver: Maharashtra – 9:09.37
Bronze: Tamil Nadu – 9:14.27
Dhinidhi Desinghu’s remarkable achievements continue to make her a standout athlete at this year’s National Games, showcasing Karnataka’s dominance in swimming.
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