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Rishabh Das Secures Spot in Asian Games 100m Backstroke Final
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News18•20-09-2026, 08:30
Rishabh Das Secures Spot in Asian Games 100m Backstroke Final
- •Rishabh Das qualified for the men's 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games in Tokyo.
- •He finished fifth overall in the heats with a time of 54.85 seconds.
- •China's Xu Jiayu led the heats with an Asian record of 52.63 seconds.
- •Another Indian swimmer, Utkarsh Patil, finished 12th and did not qualify for the final.
- •In the men's 100m freestyle heats, Benediction Beniston finished 12th and Akash Mani finished 23rd, both missing out on qualification.
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Rishabh Das qualified for the final after finishing fifth overall in the men's 100m backstroke heats with a time of 54.85 seconds on Sunday.
Utkarsh Patil finished 12th in the 100m backstroke heats with a time of 56.19 seconds, missing the top-tier qualification. In the 100m freestyle heats, Benediction Beniston placed 12th in 50.25 seconds and Akash Mani finished 23rd with 50.85 seconds.
China's Asian record holder Xu Jiayu led the heat with a time of 52.63 seconds, while Japan's Hidekazu Takehara finished second.
