Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade on Tuesday clinched a bronze medal in the 50m butterfly event at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.
Khade became the first Indian since 1986 to win a swimming medal as the last medal was won by Khazan Singh.
He clocked 24.31sec to notch his country's first swimming medal of the Guangzhou Games.
Congratulate Virdhawal Khade
Khade was the lone Indian swimmer to qualify for the men's 50m butterfly event even as the rest of his compatriots continued to disappoint.
Anshul Kothari, who came out on top in his heat with a timing 26.08sec in the 50m butterfly event, failed to be among the final eight.
The flop-show continued in other events with Rehan Poncha and M Badrinath finishing sixth and seventh respectively in the men's 100m backstroke event.
While Poncha clocked 59.38sec, Badrinath managed a timing of 59.62sec.
In the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, the Indian team of Aaron Agnel Dsouza, Arjun Jayaprakash, Anshul Kothari and Khade finished fourth in the heats with a timing of 3:29.71secs.
The effort could only fetch them a place in the back-up list for the finals.
In men's 400m freestyle, Divase Mandar ended seventh in his heats after clocking 4:08.22sec.
Khade became the first Indian since 1986 to win a swimming medal as the last medal was won by Khazan Singh.
He clocked 24.31sec to notch his country's first swimming medal of the Guangzhou Games.
Congratulate Virdhawal Khade
Khade was the lone Indian swimmer to qualify for the men's 50m butterfly event even as the rest of his compatriots continued to disappoint.
Anshul Kothari, who came out on top in his heat with a timing 26.08sec in the 50m butterfly event, failed to be among the final eight.
The flop-show continued in other events with Rehan Poncha and M Badrinath finishing sixth and seventh respectively in the men's 100m backstroke event.
While Poncha clocked 59.38sec, Badrinath managed a timing of 59.62sec.
In the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, the Indian team of Aaron Agnel Dsouza, Arjun Jayaprakash, Anshul Kothari and Khade finished fourth in the heats with a timing of 3:29.71secs.
The effort could only fetch them a place in the back-up list for the finals.
In men's 400m freestyle, Divase Mandar ended seventh in his heats after clocking 4:08.22sec.
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