Sunday, March 23, 2008

Breaststroke record for Rimal

KATHMANDU
Bibidha Rimal set a new national record in women's 100m breaststroke in Fourth Pramod Memorial Age Category and Open Swimming Championship on Thursday.
Rimal bettered own national record of 1min 28.87secs that she set in the Tenth South Asian Games to set a new national record of 1min 27.54secs. Nayana Shakya and Sudha Shrestha stood second and third respectively.
likewise, in women's 50m butterfly, Nayana Shakya stood first at 36.13secs while Bibidha Rimal and Karishma Karki followed at second and third place respectively. Meanwhile, Karishma Karki won 100m backstroke while Chandra Mahato won men's 100m butterfly event. Sailesh Rana completed a hat trick of titles taking men's 100m freestyle event and men's 50m freestyle to go with 50m breaststroke that he won finishing ahead of Shanta Kumar Rai and Prasiddha Jung Shah who stood second and third respectively.
In men's 50m backstroke, Pushpa Lal Shahi claimed first position while Kisim Lal Tharu and Sailesh Rana stood second and third respectively.
Other winners: Girls' U-14 50m breaststroke - Surangana Bomjan; Girls' U-10 50m breaststroke - Shristi Piya; Girls' U-17 50m freestyle - Dristi Bam; Girl's U-12 50m breaststroke - Jenisha Malla; Boys' U-12, butterfly - Sugam Khadka; Boys' U-17 50m backstroke - Tek Bahadur Tamang; Boys' U-14 50m breaststroke - Saran Sunuwar; Boys' U-10 50 m freestyle - Sirish Gurung

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