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Indian Swimmers Himanshu And Niranjan Win Bronze At Asian Para Games
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News18•20-10-2026, 16:15
Indian Swimmers Himanshu And Niranjan Win Bronze At Asian Para Games
- •Himanshu Nandal clinched a bronze medal in the men's 400m freestyle S11 event with a time of 5:10.91 seconds.
- •Niranjan Mukundan secured a bronze podium finish in the men's 200m individual medley SM7 event, clocking 2:57.01.
- •Himanshu, a political science graduate from Delhi University, transitioned from judo to swimming in 2021 and became the first Indian blind swimmer to meet the Minimum Qualification Standard for the Paris Paralympics in 2024.
- •Other Indian participants like Ravi Karthik Budigina and Abdul Quadir Indori also competed strongly across various freestyle, breaststroke, and butterfly events.
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Himanshu Nandal clinched a bronze medal in the men’s 400m freestyle S11 event at the Asian Para Games by clocking 5 minutes and 10.91 seconds.
Niranjan Mukundan secured a podium finish by winning a bronze medal in the men’s 200m individual medley SM7 event with a time of 2:57.01.
Before taking up swimming in 2021, Himanshu initially found his footing in judo and won medals at the national level.
