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List of all 2025 Rashtriya Bal Puraskar winners

List of all 2025 Rashtriya Bal Puraskar winners

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Dhinidhi Desinghu made the world take notice of her talent by becoming the youngest Indian athlete, at 14, to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Indian swimming prodigy currently holds three national records and has secured 42 international medals. On Friday, the Bangalore swimmer was conferred with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, top civilian award for children in India, by the President of India Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. A total of 20 children from 18 States & Union Territories were conferred with the honour, of which nine were recognised for their achievements in the field of sport. A look at their accomplishments: Anushka Kumari, Football Anushka is a standout football talent from Ranchi, Jharkhand and comes from a humble background as the daughter of a daily-wage labourer, with her father currently unwell. At just 14, she has already made a significant impact on the football scene, scoring 10 goals in seven international matches at the SAFF U17 Women’s Championship. In the same tournament, she registered her first hat-trick in …

Swimming: Olympian Dhinidhi Desinghu beaten at School Nationals

Swimming: Olympian Dhinidhi Desinghu beaten at School Nationals

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The youngest Indian at the 2024 Paris Olympics Dhinidhi Desinghu was beaten by Charita Phanindranath in U17 girl’s 50m freestyle swimming at the School Nationals in Delhi on Tuesday. Desinghu clocked 27.05s to take the silver medal, 0.03s shy off Charita’s 27.02s in what was a shock result. Organised by the School Games Federation of India, the School Nationals witnesses school going athletes compete against each other. #Swimming 🏊| 15-year-old Charita Phanindranath wins the U17 50m Freestyle girls’ GOLD🥇 at the National School Games in New Delhi, ahead of Olympian and fellow Bengaluru teenager Dhinidhi Desinghu. Charita clocked 27.02s, while Dhinidhi finished 27.05s👀 pic.twitter.com/J50BVKWdya — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) December 16, 2025 While Desinghu had turned up for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in the competition, Charita was representing Karnataka. Interestingly, Desinghu is not the second Indian Olympian to be bested in the domestic circuit in less than a month. At the 2025 Khelo India University Games, double Olympian Srihari Nataraj was beaten in men’s 50m butterfly last month. Nataraj had clocked 25.30s to finish second behind Harsh …

Dhinidhi, Srihari dazzle with 9 gold medals each

Dhinidhi, Srihari dazzle with 9 gold medals each

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Paris Olympians Dhinidhi Desinghu and Srihari Nataraj shone throughout the intense and exciting aquatics program at the National Games 2025 in Uttarakhand, winning nine gold medals each. The swimmers, representing Karnataka, won two gold medals each on the final day, helping the state grab a total of 22 gold medals from the swimming program, which incidentally was three better than the previous edition. Dhinidhi shines with 11 medals The 14-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu, who was in constant focus at the meet, impressed everyone winning 11 medals (nine gold, one silver, and one bronze). In addition, she also re-wrote two new national records in the women’s 200m freestyle and women’s 400m freestyle. Her continuous improvement on the circuit earmarks her as a potential future star for India in swimming. What stood out for Dhinidhi was the fact that five of her golds were in the individual categories – 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, and 100m Butterfly. Other impressive performances in the women’s competition came in from Bhavya Sachedva of Delhi, who dominated the long-distance …

Manipur surges to top of medal tally, Bindyarani breaks NR

Manipur surges to top of medal tally, Bindyarani breaks NR

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Karnataka’s 14-year-old swimming sensation, Dhinidhi Desinghu, won her fourth gold at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Friday. However, Karnataka could not retain its top spot, with Manipur surging to the lead. The northeastern state’s weightlifters continued to shine, with weightlifter Bindyarani Devi (women’s 55kg) breaking a national record. Bindyarani lifted a total of 201kg with 88kg (NR) in snatch and 113kg in Clean and Jerk. With nine gold medals, including one each from weightlifting and wushu, and a total of 19 medals, Manipur moved to the top. The state also secured 7 silver and 3 bronze medals. Services jumped two places to claim second spot, just one medal behind Manipur. On Friday, they won nine medals, including five gold, bringing their total to 18 (9 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze). Weightlifting, National Games Uttarakhand: Excellent performance from Bindyarani Devi in W55kg division as she lifts a total of 201kg with 88kg (NR) in snatch and 113kg in C&J! Lately, she has been missing the 200kg mark for quite some time. Good to see …

Karnataka dominate swimming pool on Day 1

Karnataka dominate swimming pool on Day 1

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Karnataka’s swimmers made a powerful statement on the opening day of the 2025 National Games, clinching five gold medals and setting a new meet record at the Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex. Srihari Nataraj led the charge, securing gold in the 200m Freestyle with a time of 1:50.57, ahead of compatriot Aneesh S Gowda (1:52.42) and Kerala’s Sajan Prakash (1:53.73). Meanwhile, rising star Dhinidhi Desinghu smashed the National Games record, clocking 2:03.24 to take the gold. Delhi’s Bhavya Sachdeva finished second with 2:08.68, while Maharashtra’s Aditi Satish Hegde clinched bronze in 2:09.74. In men’s 100m butterfly, Tamil Nadu’s Benediction Rohit edged out the competition to win gold in 53.89 seconds, narrowly missing the Games record. Maharashtra’s Mihir Ambre took silver in 54.24, while Kerala’s Sajan Prakash finished third in 54.52. Karnataka continued their dominance as Dhinidhi Desinghu secured her second gold of the day in women’s 100m butterfly, clocking 1:03.62. Teammate Naisha Shetty bagged silver with 1:04.81, and Odisha’s Shristi Upadhaya took bronze in 1:05.20. The Karnataka men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team of Akash …

Karnataka dominate swimming pool on Day 1

Dhinidhi Desinghu sets new national record, wins three gold medals

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India’s teenage swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu delivered a spectacular performance on the opening day of the 38th National Games 2025, winning three gold medals and setting a new national record in the Women’s 200m Freestyle. The Karnataka swimmer, who was India’s youngest athlete at the Paris 2024 Olympics, dominated the competition in the pool. Dhinidhi Desinghu had a remarkable start to the competition, clinching three gold medals on the opening day. The 14-year-old outclassed her competitors in the Women’s 200m Freestyle, smashing her previous national record of 2:04.24 (set in 2023) with a brilliant 2:03.24 finish. She then added another gold in the Women’s 100m Butterfly, leading a Karnataka 1-2 finish alongside Naisha Shetty. To cap off a dominant day, she was a key member of Karnataka’s gold-medal-winning 4x100m freestyle relay team. Complete Swimming Results from Day 1 Men’s Events: • Men’s 200m Freestyle: Gold – Srihari Nataraj (Karnataka, 1:50.57) • Men’s 100m Butterfly: Gold – Benedict Rohit (Tamil Nadu, 53.29s) • Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay: Gold – Karnataka (3:26.26) Women’s Events: • Women’s 200m …

Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu clocks ‘best Indian time’ in 100m freestyle

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14-year-old Indian swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu produced a record-breaking swim to clock the ‘Best Indian Time’ in the girl’s 100m freestyle event on her way to a fourth-place finish at the 11th Asian Group Aquatics Championships in the Philippines. Dhinidhi broke the previous record of 57.35s set by Kenisha Gupta, clocking a new Indian best time of 57.33s competing in the ‘C’ category at New Clark City in Capas, Philippines. The teenager’s performance was better than what senior Olympian Maana Patel (58.42s) and 21-year-old Shivangi Sarma (59.05s) could manage in the women’s 100m freestyle event. Japan’s Minami Yu won the gold with a timing of 56.45, while Sum Yiu Li (56.57) and Vietnam’s Hien Nguyen (56.69) claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively. In men’s 100m backstroke, Srihari Nataraj won the gold medal with a timing of 55.52s while Maana fetched the silver in the women’s event with a time of 1:04.14s. Nataraj joined Likith SP, Rohit B, and Anand Anil Kumar Shylaja to pick up his second gold of the day in the men’s 4x100m …