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Vedaant Madhavan Misses Relay Final at Asian Games; Srihari Nataraj Advances
- •R Madhavan's son Vedaant Madhavan and the Indian men's 4x200m freestyle relay team narrowly missed the Asian Games final, finishing ninth.
- •Srihari Nataraj advanced to the men's 50m backstroke final, clocking 25.37 seconds and finishing joint ninth overall.
- •Rishabh Das missed qualification for the 50m backstroke final, finishing 11th overall with a time of 25.41 seconds.
- •India had mixed results in other swimming events, with Akash Mani and Geetesh Shah in 50m freestyle, and Danush Suresh in 100m breaststroke.
- •Away from the pool, India secured its third medal at the Asian Games 2026, a silver in the men's 10m air rifle team event.
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Making his Asian Games debut, Vedaant Madhavan competed alongside Sajan Prakash, Dhakshan Shashikumar, and Aneesh Sunil in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats. The team finished ninth out of 13 nations with a time of 7:24.32, narrowly missing qualification for the final since only the top eight teams progressed.
Srihari Nataraj advanced to the men's 50m backstroke final after clocking 25.37 seconds, placing joint ninth overall and third in his heat. Rishabh Das finished 11th overall in the same event to take the reserve position. In the men's 50m freestyle, Akash Mani topped his heat and finished 26th overall, while Geetesh Shah placed 28th.
India secured its third medal of the Asian Games 2026 in shooting, courtesy of Rudrankksh Patil, Parth Mane, and Himanshu Dhillon. The trio won a silver medal in the men's 10m air rifle team event with a combined score of 1890.1.
