Ahmedabad, Sep 29 (PTI) In a historic first, India’s Indiver Sairam and Willson Sing Ningthoujam bagged the 10m men’s synchronized diving bronze medal on day two of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships here on Monday.

The Indian divers have never managed to clinch a medal in the past editions of this prestigious event, and the feat here has put them in strong contention to earn a berth for next year’s Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.

The 18-year-old Sairam and the 32-year-old Willson Sing, both from Manipur, train at the Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune.

They scored a brilliant 300.66 points to bag the bronze, finishing behind China’s Zhangyu Cui, Zhanhong Xu (381.75) and Malaysia’s Bertrand Rhodict Lises, Enrique M. Harold (329.73).

Speaking about the medal-winning dive, the duo’s co

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