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Cuttack, June 1: Bhubaneswar emerged overall champions with 340 points, while Sambalpur finished runners-up with 244 points in the 56th State Swimming Championships, which concluded at the OCA Swimming Pool, Barabati Stadium here Monday.
Bhubaneswar took the top honours in the senior women’s, junior boys’ Group-I, junior girls’ Group-II, sub-junior boys’ and girls’ Group-III categories. Sambalpur clinched the title in the men’s, junior boys’ Group-II, girls’ Group-II and sub-junior girls’ Group-IV categories. Cuttack emerged champions in the sub-junior boys’ group-IV category.
In the individual events, Pratyasha Roy and Adyasha Mishra hogged the limelight by winning eight medals each. In the men’s event, Sayantan bagged four gold medals. Orissa Olympic Association secretary Asirbad Behera joined as chief guest and distributed prizes.
(Results)
(Women): (400m freestyle): Adyasha Mishra, Janavi Sahoo, Ananya Saha; (50m butterfly): Pratyasha Roy, Singi Hasa, Santoshini Kishan; (50m backstroke): Pryatasha Roy, Adyasha Mishra, Mina Bag; (50m breaststroke): Anju Paredia, Namita Tudu, Devanjana Bose; (100m freestyle): Pratyasha Roy, Roundy Tudu, Santoshini Kishani; (100m backstroke): Pratyasha Roy, Jyotsnamayee, Mina Bag; (100m breaststroke): Anju Paredia, Tulasi Kishan, Mina Bag; (200m individual medley): Singi Hasa, Tulasi Kishan, Janavi Saha.
(Men’s): (400m freestyle): Omkar Mishra, Sonu Patel, Sachikant Mallick; (50m butterfly): Sonu Patel, Saroj Kandulana, Shreya Patnaik; (50m backstroke): Sayantan Swastik, Omkar Das, Rajiv Minz; ( 50m backstroke): Govind Seth, Rasan Dag, Aditya Biswal; (100m freestyle): Sayantan Swastik, Rajiv Minz, Omkar Das; (100m butterfly): Sonu Patel, Naresh Kumar Pradhan, Sukant Chhatriya.
