New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Srihari Nataraj and Saloni Dalal, both National record holders, and Swadesh Mondal, Vedant Bapna, Advait Page are among a host of wonderful swimmers who will be battling for 35 gold medals in the Dr Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Swimming pool at the inaugural Khelo India School Games here.
Swimming is part of the 16-discipline event and is expected to produce a high level of competition. Rayna Saldanha, Kenisha Gupta, Astha Choudhary, Priyanga Pughazarasu, Mayuri Lingaraj, Firdoush Kayamkhani and Anubhuti Baruah are other swimmers expected to make a splash with eye-catching performances.
"We are excited that there has been a wonderful response from across the country for the flagship event, the inaugural Khelo India School Games," Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on the commencement of the Games that run till February 8.