Sejwal, Khade win gold in Asian Age Group Swimming

NEW DELHI: Olympian Sandeep Sejwal and Arjuna awardee Virdhawal Khade opened with a gold each in the 7th Asian Age Group Swimming Championship in Indonesia.
Sejwal, who won a silver in the last edition of the championship, clinched the gold in 50m breaststroke with a timing of 28.36 seconds. Khade, swimming in his last meet of the season, swept 100m butterfly with a timing of 54.86.
Both the swimmers were far from the championship record, but Sejwal's timing will put him in top-70 of the world rankings in 50m breaststroke.
Karnataka's Rehan Poncha won the bronze in the 200m backstroke with a timing of 02:07:76secs. Saurabh Sangvekar, too, bagged the bronze in the 200m freestyle boys group with 01:52:77 seconds.
Meanwhile, Surabhi Tipre was the only Indian women with a podium finish. Tipre won a bronze in 400m Free Style with a timing of 04:26.07 seconds.