Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj certified for the 50m backstroke finals after completing 5th, and an general 8th, within the semi-finals on the ongoing Commonwealth Video games 2022 (CWG 2022) on Sunday (July 31).
Srihari is having a whale of a time within the pool as he has certified for the second one last in as many occasions as he’s competing in. He up to now certified for the 100m backstroke last, the place he completed 7th.
Competing within the first semi-final, Srihari began neatly and completed 5th with a time of 25.38s. After an frightened watch for the second one semi-final to be finished, Srihari discovered a spot within the top-eight, progressing to the general because the 8th swimmer.
Competing from Lane 6, Srihari was once 0.57s at the back of the quickest swimmer within the semi-finals, South Africa’s Pieter Coetze.
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Srihari Nataraj last on August 2 at 1.00 am IST
Srihari might be in motion within the 50m backstroke last on Tuesday, August 2, at 1 am (IST).
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Srihari Nataraj doing neatly in CWG 2022
Previous, Srihari Nataraj completed 7th within the males’s 100m backstroke last on July 30. Swimming in Lane 1, Srihari Nataraj clocked 54.31s to complete 7th. South Africa’s Pieter Coetze received the gold medal with a time of 53.78s.
Srihari progressed from his timing within the heats and the semi-finals however in spite of everything he was once only a tad at the back of the winners. Within the heats, the Indian swimmer clocked 54.68s and bettered it to 54.55 within the semi-finals and went a bit higher within the last to clock 54.31s.
On the Tokyo Olympics ultimate 12 months, Srihari was once the primary Indian to swim within the classification A warmth. He clocked 54:31s to complete twenty seventh within the males’s 100m backstroke match.
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Srihari has won just right the help of the Sports activities Authority of India and has additionally carried out neatly, competing in a plethora of occasions within the run-up to the Commonwealth Video games. He is additionally a part of the Sports activities Ministry’s Goal Olympic Podium Scheme.
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