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Ahmedabad: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj dazzled on the opening day of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships, clinching the 200m freestyle and 50m backstroke silver medals to become the first Indian swimmer to win two continental medals in a single edition of the competition, here on Sunday.

This is also the first time in 16 years that India has won a medal in the elite continental competition.

However, India's up-and-coming teenage swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu missed out on a podium finish in women's 200m freestyle, finishing fifth after qualifying for the final from Heat 1. She clocked 2:02.84 seconds.

Srihari clocked 1:48.47 seconds to finish behind 17-year-old Chinese Xu Haibo, who timed 1:46.83 seconds and was 1.64 second faster than the tall 24-year-old Indian, who has r

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