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Asian Aquatics C'ships: Srihari Nataraj Picks 100m Freestyle Bronze, Takes His Tally To Five Medals
Veer Savarkar Sports Complex: Srihari Nataraj once again stood tall for India, clinching a bronze in the Men’s 100m Freestyle and extending his medal haul to five medals while Rohit Benedicton clinched a silver medal in the Men’s 50m Butterfly to bring India’s total up to nine on Day Three of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex here on Tuesday.
Srihari Nataraj has so far won three medals in individual events and two in relays as he continued to lead India's charge at home.
Drawn in lane five in the Men's 100m Freestyle, Srihari paced his race smartly. He turned third at the 50m mark with China’s Haoyu Wang (49.19) and Qatar’s Ali Tamer Hassan (49.46) ahead, while Akash Mani (50.45) was close on his heels in fourth. In the second lap, Srihari dug in, maintaining his rhythm to hold off the chasing pack and secure bronze in 49.96 seconds.
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