Hyderabad swimmer Aditi wins twin titles in CM Cup

Aditi emerged winners of the 50m butterfly and backstroke competitions of the CM Cup Swimming Championship, held at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad swimmer Aditi Nadella impressed with two gold medal wins in the 50m butterfly and backstroke events at the CM Cup Swimming Championship, held at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Aditi, a Class X student at CGR International School, topped the 50m butterfly event with a time of 00: 32.18, finishing ahead of Likitha Goud from Medchal-Malkajgiri (00:32.18) and Gagana Sri Rayidi from Ranga Reddy (00:35.77 ), who took second and third places, respectively. In the 50m backstroke event, Aditi clinched another gold with a time of 00: 34.18. Siva Kumari Nandigam from Medchal-Malkajgiri (00:36.20) and Boppana Dhatri from Ranga Reddy (00:39.06) took second and third positions, respectively.

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Ranga Reddy’s Sai Akshara Avadootha, a Class XI student at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Atmakuri Rama Rao School, also impressed with two medal wins, securing a gold in the 100m backstroke and a silver in the 200m backstroke events. Both Aditi and Akshara train under Ayush Yadav at Gachibowli Stadium.

Results: 50m backstroke: U-17: Girls: 1. Aditi Nadella (Hyderabad) (00:34.18), 2. Siva Kumari Nandigam (Medchal-Malkajgiri) (00:36.20), 3. Boppana Dhatri (Ranga Reddy) (00:39.06); 100m backstroke: U-17: Girls: 1. Sai Akshara Avadootha (Ranga Reddy) (01:25.31), 2. Ruhi Lasya Nannuta  (Karimnagar) (01:28.56), 3. Tirumala Haindhavi Sree (Nizamabad) (02:28.81); 200m: backstroke: U-17: Girls: 1. Shivani Karra (Hyderabad) (02:38.88), 2. Sai Akshara Avadootha (Ranga Reddy) (02:57.63), 3. Jeevika Shveni Dhulipudi (Medchal-Malkajgiri) (03:00.51); Boys: 1. Abhay Lakkoju (Hyderabad) (02:27.34), 2. Sachin Satvik SS (Ranga Reddy) (02:32.22), 3. Bandari Sri Naga Chaithanya (Bhadradri Kothagudem) (04:02.07); 50m butterfly: U-17: Girls: 1. Aditi Nadella (Hyderabad) (00:32.18), 2. Likitha Goud (Medchal-Malkajgiri) (00:33.12),3. Gagana Sri Rayidi (Ranga Reddy) (00:35.77); Boys: 1. Mylari Suhas Preetham (Medchal-Malkajgiri) (00:26.55), 2. Abhay Lakkoju (Hyderabad) (00:28.23), 3. Valluri Karthik Srivathsa (Ranga Reddy) (00:33.88); 100m: breaststroke: U-14: Girls: 1. Neena Bahl Kasturi (Hyderabad) (01:43.75), 2. Nelli Aniha Sri (Karimnagar) (01:58.39), 3. Meghana Navathe (Nizamabad) (02:23.21);  Boys: 1. Katla Vedaansh (Hanumakonda) (01:36.43), 2. Konka Saikushal (Hanumakonda) (01:49.97), 3. Islavath Bhagavath (Khammam) (01:53.49); 200m Individual Medley: U-17: Girls: 1. Ditya Chowdary Vemulapalli (Ranga Reddy) (02:53.53), 2. Ishi Agarwal (Medchal-Malkajgiri) (02:53.58), 3. Zunairah Anmol (Nizamabad) (03:17.91); Boys: 1. Edakkolathur Stash Joseph (Medchal-Malkajgiri) (02:28.55), 2. Bandari Sai Sri Praneeth (Hyderabad) (02:41.35), 3. Pranav Chidella (Ranga Reddy) (02:41.69).