Indore school wins CBSE west zone swimming championship

Bhopal: The CBSE West Zone Swimming Championship concluded here, with Shishukunj International School, Indore emerging as the overall champion by scoring 288 points.St Xavier's School, Jaipur and Tagore International School, Jaipur secured the second and third positions respectively. Shishukunj International School, Indore also performed strongly in relay races, winning gold in both the under-11 boys and girls 4x50m medley relays, and securing gold in the under-14 boys 4x100m medley relay. The event saw a strong performance from swimmers from Madhya Pradesh, especially on the final day of the five-day championship.Shloka Gurleja won the under-17 boys 800m butterfly, Krishna Srivas secured the 400m freestyle boys category, and Saina Pancholi triumphed in the under-14 girls category. Aarush Khirodkar and Pihu Telang each won the 200m individual medley in their respective categories. Besides, Vihaan Vyas and Yashvi Agrawal from Rajasthan claimed gold in the under-14 boys and under-19 girls 200m individual medley events. The championship featured 1,251 participants from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In the individual categories, Shiva Sharma and Aarush Khirodkar from Indore scored 21 points each in the under-11 boys category. Nishika Bhushan from Indore won in the girls' category with the same score.In the under-14 categories, Vihaan Vyas from Udaipur and Harmony Jain of Indore each scored 28 points. Rohan Vivek Ambure from Jabalpur and Mansachi Kaur Bagga from Udaipur, led the under-17 categories with 32 and 35 points, respectively.In the under-19 categories, Yashvardhan Deshmukh from Hoshangabad and both Manasvi Shrivastava from Jabalpur and Ayesha Jain from Indore scored 28 points each.Inspector General of Police Abhay Singh, who was the chief guest at the closing ceremony, presented medals and trophies to the winners. He highlighted the role of sports in developing character, discipline, and a winner's mentality, encouraging athletes to continue practising and striving for excellence.

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