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Muralidharan creates new record

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Arjun Muralidharan (BSF) was once again in the spotlight as he created his second new record in as many days in the 57th all-India police aquatics meet at the Water Works swimming pool here on Wednesday.

Arjun who had erased the 400m individual medley meet mark on Tuesday gained an early lead in the 100m butterfly final and powered his way to a tremendous finish in 56.81s as he obliterated his own existing record of 57.40s set last year.

The day also witnessed another record when the CRPF quartet returned in 3:44.67 to collar the 4x100m freestyle relay gold medal, reducing the old mark of 3:45.51 established in 2002.

The results (all finals):

Men: 400m freestyle: 1. Mandar Anand Divase (BSF), 4:11.75, 2. Arjun Muralidharan (BSF), 4:12.56, 3. Amar Muralidharan (CRPF), 4:14.47. 200m breaststroke: 1. Rohith Kumar (CRPF), 2:34.84, 2. Amit Kumar Mondal (BSF), 2:35.65, 3. N. Hari Das (BSF), 2:38.62. 100m butterfly: 1. Arjun Muralidharan (BSF), 56.81s (New Meet Record; Old Record – 57.40, self, 2007), 2. Amar Muralidharan (CRPF), 57.72s, 3.Vinay Krishna (BSF), 59.71s. 4x100m freestyle relay: 1.CRPF, 3:44.67 (NMR; OR – 3:45.51, CRPF, 2002), 2. BSF, 3:51.94, 3. CISF, 4:02.27.

Diving: 3m springboard: 1. Baban Kumar (CRPF), 265.30 points, 2. Himanshu Sharma (BSF), 264.10, 3. Ramit Datta (CRPF), 238.95. — Special Correspondent

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