Srihari Nataraj ne 2025 ki shuruaat dhamakedar tarike se ki hai.
Friday ko Uttarakhand me sampanna huye 38th National Games me iss ace swimmer ne 10 medals jeete, jinme se 9 gold medals the.
Karnataka ke Srihari ko iss competition ka best male athlete chuna gaya. Unke state ki hi 14 saal ki Dhinidhi Desinghu ko best female athlete chuna gaya, jinhone 9 gold ke saath 11 medals jeete. Srihari ne 2023 me Goa me hone wale Games ke previous edition se better perform kiya. Whan bhi unhe 10 medals ke saath best male athlete chuna gaya, jinme se 8 gold medals the.
Iss baar unke stupendous performance ne swimmers ko bhi thoda surprise kar diya.
Tokyo ke baad second Paris Olympics Games ke baad break lene ke baad Srihari ne mid November se hi training phir se start kiya.
Srihari ne Bengaluru se telegraph ko bataya, National Games ki announcement achanak hui thi aur shuru me unhe yakeen nahi tha ki wo tairna chahte hain ya nahi aur unhe yakeen tha ki wo best athlete banne ki koshish nahi karenge, jiske liye unhe 10 ya usse jada events me tairna hoga.
Unhone socha tha ki wo kuchh events me tairenge, jisse unhe andaja ho jaaye ki unki training kaisi chal rahi hai.
Lekin ak baar jab unhone start kiya toh wo apni hi performance se shocked the.
“For example, 200m freestyle me Sajan Prakash, Anish Gowda aur Aryan Nehra sabhi ke saath ak stacked field tha aur mujhe laga ki ye bahot close competition hoga aur wahi hua.”
Srihari ne men’s 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke, mixed 4x100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x100m freestyle relay medley, 4x200m freestyle relay, 100m backstroke, mixed 4x100m medley — and a silver — 50m freestyle me gold medal ke saath apna campaign finish kiya.
Looking Back, Wo Last Year Ke Apne Performance Ko Evaluate Kaise Karte Hain:
“Olympic se pahle maine 6-7 months achhi training ki thi. Main apne second Olympic me participate kar ke khush tha, halanki unfortunately, result waisa nahi tha jiski hum ummeed kar rahe the. Lekin aakhirkar yahi toh khel hai.
“Halanki, Nadal se milna aur unke saath pictures click karna definitely mere liye saal ke high points me se ak tha,” unhone smile karte huye kaha.
Overall, ye saal Srihari ke liye kaafi quite raha.
“Europe me mera performance achha raha. Maine Mare Nostrum circuit me medal jeeta jo ki kaafi badi baat hai kyunki world ke best swimmers yahin aate hain.”
Srihari ne Mare Nostrum tour ke ak part, France ke Canet-en-Roussillon me 50m backstroke me silver medal jeeta. Unhone 25.50 second ka time lekar Hungary ke Adam Jaszo ke baad second spot claim kiya.
(Mare Nostrum Swim Tour ak prestigious three-part wala swimming circuit hai, jisme Canet-en-Roussillon, Barcelona and Monaco me meet shaamil hain. Ise world ke racing circuit me se ak maana jaata hai.)
Paris ke baad, wo do mahine ke liye pool se door ho gaye.
Wo aram se rahe, doston se mile, kai aur sports khele, ghar par rest kiya aur apni battery recharge ki.
Ab Jain University, Bengaluru se MBA karne wale student upcoming year ke liye taiyar hain.
“Mere paas summers me kuchh tournaments hain, jime main apni peak performance ke bina participate karunga. Mera jada focus World University Games par hai, jo July me Germany me held kiye jayenge.”
Iske baad Asian Swimming Championships hai, jise India October me host karega.
Focused and determined Srihari, jo ab sports psychology me postgraduate diploma kar rahe hain, ka aim 2026 ke do bade events- Asian Games and Commonwealth Games ke liye taiyar rahna hai.
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