Sajan Kumar sets new national record in 1500m freestyle

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Press Trust of India Rajkot
Last Updated : Oct 31 2015 | 2:07 AM IST
India's star swimmer Sajan Kumar today set a new national record in men's 1500m freestyle competition, clocking a time of 15:41:01 at the 69th senior national aquatic championship here.
National records were broken for the third day in a row today. On the opening day, Mana Patel had set a new national record in 100m backstroke while, yesterday, Karnataka's Malvika set a national record in 1500m freestyle.
Railways is leading the medal table with 16 medals, including eight golds, six silver and two bronze, while Maharashtra (6 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze) and Karnataka (5 gold, 4 silver 9 bronze) were in the second and third position, respectively.
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First Published: Oct 31 2015 | 2:07 AM IST

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