Indian men's team made it to the final of the 4X200m freestyle relay in the Commonwealth Games at the Dr SPM Aquatics Complex today. The team consisting of Rehan Poncha, Rohit Havaldar, Madar Divase and Aaron D'Souza clocked 7 minutes 49.20 seconds to grab the eighth position in the preliminaries. Meanwhile, Virdhawal Khade of India qualified for the semifinals of the men's 100m freestyle after finishing 13th, while Pooja Alva also entered the semifinals of the women's 100m butterfly by bagging the 15th spot, as the top 16 make it to the last four stage.A para-sport swimmer also brought some smiles as Sachin Verma progressed to the final of the 50m S9 freestyle men category by finishing eighth. But the other Indians failed to advance.
News On AIR | October 6, 2010 12:58 PM
Indian men's team enters final of 4X200m freestyle relay