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Srihari Nataraj Advances to Asian Games 50 Meter Backstroke Final

Srihari Nataraj posted a time of 25.37 seconds in the 50 meter backstroke heats, securing a place in the final.

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Key Points

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Srihari’s time: 25.37 seconds.

He will race in the men’s 50 meter backstroke final.

Rishabh Das finished tenth and is the first reserve.

Akash Mani (23.43 seconds) and Heer Gitesh Shah (23.57 seconds) missed the 50 meter freestyle final.

India’s four by two hundred meter freestyle relay team is the first reserve.

India last won a swimming medal in 2014.

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Other Indian swimmers, including Akash Mani and Heer Gitesh Shah, did not qualify for the 50 meter freestyle final.

India’s men’s relay teams also missed the finals, with the four by two hundred meter freestyle relay listed as the first reserve.

The country aims to break a 12‑year drought without an Asian Games swimming medal, the last being a bronze in 2014.

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10 words

backstroke

a swimming style performed while lying on the back and pulling the water with the arms.

freestyle

a swimming style where you move your arms in a wind‑mill motion and kick your legs.

breaststroke

a swimming style where the arms move in a half‑circle and the legs kick outward and then together.

relay

a race where a team of swimmers each swim a part of the total distance.

reserve

a backup athlete who can take part if a teammate cannot.

heats

the first round races that decide who moves on to the final.

final

the last race where the winners are decided.

medal

a prize for finishing in the top three places.

drought

a long period without something happening, like winning a medal.

Olympics

the biggest international sports competition held every four years.

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