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Asiad 2026: Three Indian swimmers reach finals, keep medal hopes alive | Asian Games 2026
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Sajan Prakash (Photo: Twitter/@swim_sajan)
Seasoned Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil qualified for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday.
Prakash, competing in his last Asian Games, clocked 2:00.94 to qualify for the men’s 200m butterfly final in sixth place.
The duo of Das and Patil, on the other hand, made the 200m backstroke final.
Das was particularly fast, finishing the heats in overall fourth place with a time 2:00.53 while Patil, who clocked 2:02.13, was ninth.
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However, there was disappointment in the men’s 400, freestyle event with both Dhanshan Shashikumar and Aneesh Gowda failing to make the final.
While Gowda finished 17th with a time of 3:58.08, Shashikumar signed off in 18th place, clocking 3:58.73.
Dhanush Suresh too failed to make the final’s cut finishing a disappointing 21st (28.40) in the 50m breaststroke heats.
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First Published: Sep 25 2026 | 12:31 PM IST
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