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- Indian swimmers faced disappointment at the 2026 Asian Games in Tokyo after multiple athletes failed to qualify for finals.
- Srihari Nataraj finished 10th in the 50m backstroke, while Vedaant Madhavan missed the 4x200m freestyle relay final.
- Other Indian competitors, including Rishabh Das, Akash Mani, and Geetesh Shah, also failed to advance in their respective events.
- This continues India's long wait for a swimming medal at the Asian Games since 2014.
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“Missed finals by 0.2 and best Indian by 0.5, 200 free day after.”
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…Vedaant Madhavan and Aneesh Sunil failed to qualify for the final. The Indian quartet finished ninth among 13 teams with a time of 7:24.32. After the qualifying round, Vedaant shared a note on his Instagram Story: " Missed finals by 0.2 and best Indian by 0.5, 200 free day after. " Vedaant will compete in two more events, the 200m freestyle (September 23) and the 200m backstroke (September 25). R. Madhavan reshared Vedaant's story with a 'gratitude' emoticon. India's wait for a swimming medal at…
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Named India · Japan · China · Iran · South Korea · Akash Mani · Aneesh Sunil · Danush Suresh · Dhakshan Shashikumar · Geetesh Shah · Homer Abbasi · Jiayu Xu · Junya Koga · Rishabh Das · R Madhavan · Sajan Prakash · Sandeep Sejwal
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