KIUG 2022: Nataraj wins gold in 50m freestyle, Jain University soar to top of medal table

Bengaluru | Monday | 25th April, 2022

Summary:

Bengaluru, Apr 25 (PTI) Tokyo Olympian swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a gold medal in the 50m freestyle, clocking 23.23 seconds, on day two of the Khelo India University Games here on Monday.

The 21-year-old Nataraj broke Mihir Ambre"s meet record timing of 23.78 seconds from the previous edition as he produced his fastest time in an individual race in the event.

Nataraj"s win added gloss to a dominant performance from hosts Jain University, which soared to the top of the medal table with the help of four golds in swimming.

The swimming events also saw five new KIUG records.

At the end of second day, 17 universities had already won a gold and as many as 41 had marked their presence on the medal table.

With 10 medals up for grabs in swimming, the first went to Savitribai Phule Pune University"s Shubham Dhaygude in the men"s 400m freestyle.