Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Telangana's Shivani Karra Wins 400m Freestyle Gold at Nationals
Shivani Karra is a young swimmer from Telangana, a state in India.
She entered a big swimming race called the 400 metres freestyle.
It happened at a national competition for junior swimmers in the city of Jaipur.
Shivani swam so well that she finished first and won a gold medal.
Two other swimmers also did very well: Indraany Menon from Kerala got the silver medal, and Idika Bhat from Karnataka got the bronze medal.
The article gives Shivani's winning time as 4 minutes 38.47 seconds, though it also mentions 4 minutes 48.47 seconds in another place.
Shivani trains with her coach, Ayush Yadav, at a sports stadium in Gachibowli.
Many people in Telangana were happy about her win and congratulated her.
They hope she keeps doing well in the rest of the competition and in future events.
Shivani Karra of Telangana won the Girls 400m Freestyle gold at the 42nd Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championship in Jaipur.
The article lists her winning time as 4:38.47 in the official results, though the main text also mentions 4 minutes 48.47 seconds.
Indraany Menon of Kerala took silver with 4:40.18, and Idika Bhat of Karnataka took bronze with 4:49.57.
Shivani trains under coach Ayush Yadav at the Sports Authority of Telangana's GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli.
The championship was conducted by the Rajasthan Swimming Association with support from the Swimming Federation of India.
- Who
- Shivani Karra, a swimmer from Telangana who trains under coach Ayush Yadav, along with competitors Indraany Menon (Kerala) and Idika Bhat (Karnataka).
- What
- Won the gold medal in the Girls 400m Freestyle at the 42nd Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championship.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Jaipur, at a championship conducted by the Rajasthan Swimming Association with support from the Swimming Federation of India.
- Why
- She finished with the fastest time in the Girls 400m Freestyle final, ahead of the silver and bronze medalists.
- Event
- Girls 400m Freestyle
- Championship
- 42nd Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championship
- Venue
- Jaipur
- Gold
- Shivani Karra (Telangana) - 4:38.47 (article body also lists 4:48.47)
- Silver
- Indraany M. Menon (Kerala) - 4:40.18
- Bronze
- Idika Bhat (Karnataka) - 4:49.57
- Coach
- Ayush Yadav
- Organizers
- Rajasthan Swimming Association with the Swimming Federation of India