Deccan Chronicle

Five star shows by Sai, Vritti, Nithya, Sachin

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

Bikkina Sai Nihar, Vritti Agarwal, Sri Nithya Sagi and Sachin Satvik emerged top swimmers with five golds each at the 7th Telangana State SubJunior & Junior Inter District Swimming Championsh­ip held at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad.

Sai Nihar won the 200m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley and 400m Individual Medley in the Boys Group-1 category while Vritti took the 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle and

200m Butterfly titles in the Girls

Group-1 section.

Nithya Sagi won the 400m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke,

100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke and 400m Individual Medley races in the Girls

Group-2 while Sachin Satvik emerged winner in the 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley events in the Boys Group-3.

Shivani Karra, D. Varshith and Addanki Mokshitha were the next best on show with four golds each.

Shivani dominated Girls

Group-3 with titles in the 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley. Varshith’s golds came from the 200m Breaststro­ke,

200m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley and 400m Individual Medley in the Boys Group-2 section while Mokshitha won the

50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly,

200m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley in the Girls

Group-2.

Shashwath Allada, G. Sarayu Reddy, M. Rithvika, Edakkolath­ur Stash Joseph, G. Saharsha and Annika Deborah Paripooran won three golds each.

Shashwath won the 50m

Freestyle, 100m Butterfly and

200m Butterfly in the Boys

Group-1; Sarayu was best in

50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke and 200m Backstroke in Girls Group-1; Rithvika’s top medals came from 50m Breaststro­ke, 200m Breaststro­ke and 200m Individual Medley in Girls

Group-1; Joseph got golds in the

200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle in Boys

Group-2; Saharsha won the

200m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle and 1500m Freestyle races in Girls Group-2 while Annika’s best medals were from the 50m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle and

100m Backstroke events in Girls

Group-3.

 ?? ?? Shivani Karra in action during the Telangana State Sub-Junior & Junior Inter District Swimming Championsh­ip held at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. Shivani, who trains at the Gachibowli Stadium, won four golds and a silver medal at the event.
Shivani Karra in action during the Telangana State Sub-Junior & Junior Inter District Swimming Championsh­ip held at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. Shivani, who trains at the Gachibowli Stadium, won four golds and a silver medal at the event.

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