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August 28, 2001 |
Poncha, Mandal win gold: Asian jr swimmingRehan Poncha struck gold in the 400 metres individual medley for boys' 13 to 14 yrs while Mamoni Mandal regined supreme in the girls' platform diving Group A as Indian juniors won 11 medals in the Asian Age-Group aquatics championships which concluded in Hong Kong on Sunday. Poncha won with a timing of 4.47.95 seconds while Mandal scored 270.9 points to emerge on top. India won four silver medals through Poncha, in the 200 metres backstroke; V Shivaranjani, in 100 metres butterfly (12 and below); Rahul Batra, in 50 metres boys' (15-17 yrs) and one from the water polo (boys') event, after India went down fighting to Saudi Arabia 10-11 in the final. Earlier, India had thrashed hosts Hong Kong 17-3 in the semis, a statement from the Swimming Federation of India said. India also won five bronze medals, including one in diving, through Kailash Nath, in the 400 metres individual medley (boys' 18-plus); Richa Mishra, in 200 metres butterfly girls' (15-17 years); Akbar Ali Mir, in the 100 metres butterfly (boys' 15-17) and Sayali Raikar, in the girls' platform diving Group C. The fifith bronze came from the 4 x 100 medley relay in the boys' 15 to 17 years' category.
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