Karnataka are overall champs

Karnataka swimmers stamped their authority once again by emerging as the overall champions of the 41st Sub-junior National Aquatics Championships that concluded at the Basavangudi Aquatic Centre here on Tuesday.

Manipur’s Koijam Athoiba Singh (28 points) and Goa’s Purvi Ritesh Naik (19 points) were adjudged the best male and female swimmers respectively at the two-day competition.

Koijam added a third individual gold to his kitty by topping the boys’ Group III 100m freestyle with a time of 58.59 seconds. His state-mate Hemanshu Nahakpam finished second (59.75s) while Tamil Nadu’s A P Arya Sathar (1:00.79) came third.

For the hosts, N Pavan Krishnaa clinched gold in the boys’ Group III 400m freestyle, while Nyra Bopanna Kalengada finished first in the corresponding girls’ event.

Earlier in the morning, the quartet of Nyra, Drithi Abhilash, Shwiti Diwakar Suvarna, and Stuti Singh claimed the yellow metal in the girls’ 200m medley relay by stopping the clock at 2:16.71.

Results:

Group III:

Boys:

• 100m backstroke:
  A P Arya Sathar (TN, 1:05.53) – 1st
  Krishiv Doshi (MP, 1:05.74) – 2nd
  Hemanshu Nahakpam (Manipur, 1:08.90) – 3rd

• 100m freestyle:
  Koijam Athoiba Singh (Manipur, 58.59s) – 1st
  Hemanshu Nahakpam (Manipur, 59.75s) – 2nd
  A P Arya Sathar (TN, 1:00.79) – 3rd

• 400m freestyle:
  N Pavan Krishnaa (Karnataka, 4:40.83) – 1st
  Virat Vardhan (Delhi, 4:44.07) – 2nd
  Krishiv Doshi (MP, 4:44.62) – 3rd

• 200m medley relay:
  Uttar Pradesh (2:09.39) – 1st
  Manipur (2:09.77) – 2nd
  Tamil Nadu (2:10.75) – 3rd

Girls:

• 100m backstroke:
  Alfiya M (TN, 1:10.70) – 1st
  Serena Saroha (Haryana, 1:11.84) – 2nd
  Annika Goplani (Maharashtra, 1:13.36) – 3rd

• 100m freestyle:
  Purvi Ritesh Naik (Goa, 1:04.40) – 1st
  Stuti Singh (Karnataka, 1:04.49) – 2nd
  Amatullah Dholakwala (Maharashtra, 1:05.30) – 3rd

• 400m freestyle:
  Nyra Bopanna Kalengada (Karnataka, 4:53.96) – 1st
  Purvi Ritesh Naik (Goa, 4:54.63) – 2nd
  Annika Goplani (Maharashtra, 4:55.38) – 3rd

• 200m medley relay:
  Karnataka (2:16.71) – 1st
  Tamil Nadu (2:19.57) – 2nd
  Gujarat (2:20.14) – 3rd

Special Awards:

• Overall Champions:
  Karnataka (104 points) – 1st
  Manipur (81 points) – 2nd

• Individual Champions:
  Boys: Koijam Athoiba Singh (Manipur, 28 points)
  Girls: Purvi Ritesh Naik (Goa, 19 points)

Water Polo:

Men:

• Karnataka 12 bt Haryana 2

• Kerala 14 bt Tamil Nadu 1

• Maharashtra 18 bt Andhra Pradesh 1

• Odisha 17 bt Manipur 3

• West Bengal 12 bt Punjab 5

Women:

• Odisha 6 bt West Bengal 4

• Karnataka 9 bt Assam 0

• Maharashtra 9 bt Tamil Nadu 1

Diving:

Boys:

• Group II – Platform:
  Shreyash Sakpal (Maharashtra, 277.25) – 1st
  Ranveer Rajendra Khade (Maharashtra, 248) – 2nd
  Turban Mordan (Bengal, 226.75) – 3rd

• Group III – Platform:
  Arubam Benhar (Manipur, 255.40) – 1st
  Hirom Bonson Singh – 2nd
  Nil Sandeep Patil (Maharashtra, 196.20) – 3rd

Girls:

• Group III – Platform:
  Manasvi Rajshekar Mane (Maharashtra, 180.40) – 1st
  Geetha Salian (Maharashtra, 166.10) – 2nd
  Urjitha Das (Bengal, 151.85) – 3rd

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