India collected two more medals at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships on Tuesday at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. Srihari Nataraj earned bronze in the men's 100-meter freestyle with a time of 49.96 seconds, bringing his competition total to five medals. Rohit Benedicton took silver in the men's 50-meter butterfly, finishing in 23.89 seconds behind Kazakhstan's Adilbek Mussin.
Nataraj has secured three individual medals and two relay medals while competing at home. He started from lane five and held third position at the 50-meter turn before maintaining his pace to reach the podium. China's Haoyu Wang won the race in 49.19 seconds, and Qatar's Ali Tamer Hassan finished second in 49.46 seconds.
The victories raised India's medal count to nine through three days of competition. Benedicton finished just 0.15 seconds behind Mussin's winning time of 23.74 seconds. Dhinidhi Desinghu and Shashidhara Rujula qualified for the women's 100-meter freestyle final but placed sixth and eighth.
Nataraj has secured three individual medals and two relay medals while competing at home. He started from lane five and held third position at the 50-meter turn before maintaining his pace to reach the podium. China's Haoyu Wang won the race in 49.19 seconds, and Qatar's Ali Tamer Hassan finished second in 49.46 seconds.
The victories raised India's medal count to nine through three days of competition. Benedicton finished just 0.15 seconds behind Mussin's winning time of 23.74 seconds. Dhinidhi Desinghu and Shashidhara Rujula qualified for the women's 100-meter freestyle final but placed sixth and eighth.
