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Rishabh Das Qualifies for Asian Games 100m Backstroke Final
Rishabh Das is an Indian swimmer competing at the Asian Games.
He raced in the 100-meter backstroke heats on Sunday.
He finished fifth with a time of 54.85 seconds.
This result was good enough to put him in the final.
The final will take place on Monday.
Another Indian swimmer, Utkarsh Patil, finished 12th and did not qualify.
Indian swimmers Benediction Beniston and Akash Mani also competed in the 100-meter freestyle heats.
They finished 12th and 23rd, respectively.
Rishabh Das qualified for the men’s 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games.
Das finished fifth overall in the heats with a time of 54.85 seconds.
He finished 0.63 seconds behind Japan’s Hidekazu Takehara and 2.22 seconds behind China’s Xu Jiayu.
Utkarsh Patil placed 12th in 56.19 seconds and missed the final.
In the 100m freestyle heats, Benediction Beniston placed 12th and Akash Mani finished 23rd.
- Who
- Indian swimmer Rishabh Das, along with Utkarsh Patil, Benediction Beniston and Akash Mani.
- What
- Das qualified for the men’s 100m backstroke final after finishing fifth in the heats.
- Where
- At the Asian Games.
- When
- The heats took place on Sunday, and the final is scheduled for Monday.
- Why
- Das advanced by recording one of the qualifying performances in the 100m backstroke heats.
Key facts
- Event
- Men’s 100m backstroke heats and final
- Rishabh Das’s time
- 54.85 seconds
- Das’s heats position
- Fifth overall
- Final
- Scheduled for Monday
- Utkarsh Patil
- 12th place in 56.19 seconds
- 100m freestyle results
- Benediction Beniston placed 12th in 50.25 seconds; Akash Mani placed 23rd in 50.85 seconds
- Heat leader
- China’s Xu Jiayu, with 52.63 seconds
Sources
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