Rajkot: Kerala’s Sajan Prakash wins third gold in swimming at 36th National Games Sajan won gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke on Thursday. The athlete finished in 25.10 seconds. This is Sajan’s third gold and sixth medal in this year’s Games.
Tamil Nadu’s Rohit Benitton won silver. Haryana’s Saroha Harsh bagged bronze.
Earlier on Thursday, Sajan Prakash won bronze in men’s 800m freestyle. The player finished in 8:12.55 seconds. Madhya Pradesh’s Advait Page won the gold. Gujarat’s Aryan Nehra won silver.
Earlier, Sajan won gold in men’s 200m butterfly and 100m butterfly. Sajan won silver in the men’s 400m individual medley and also bagged a silver in the 200m freestyle.
At the same time, Kerala won its third victory in the National Games Football. Kerala defeated Manipur by three goals to two in the last match of the league round. Kerala had already secured the semis.
Kerala also won the gold medal in badminton men’s doubles on Thursday. The combination of Ravi Shankar PS and Shankar Prasad Udayakumar won gold by defeating Tamil Nadu. Score: 21-19, 21,19.
