August 28, 2010 6:29 PM

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Gagan clinches gold in 1500m free style event

A.P. Gagan of Karnataka pipped Mandar A Divase of Police to clinch the gold in the 1500 m Free Style event of the 64th Senior National Aquatic Championship in Jaipur today. Gagan clocked 16 minutes and 26.54 seconds to clinch the gold, while Mandar A Divase of Police took settled for a silver. Merwyn Chen of Railway grabbed the bronze. In the Water Polo event, Railways drubbed Kerala 11 by goals to 5 to clinch the gold. Sumit with five and AG Vijay Kumar and Adarsh VS with two goals each were the top scorers for the railway men. The title of the women's section was annexed by Police by 4-1 in a tight match. Purnima scored two goals for Police while Poornima Gupta and Biji Devi scored one each. Earlier in the final of the men's section, Bengal drubbed Maharashtra 13-8 and in women's section Kerala beat Maharashtra 5-3 to clinch the bronze medal.

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