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Indian Para Swimmer beats all odds and breaks the Asian Record

Indian Para Swimmer beats all odds and breaks the Asian Record
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The para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan born with Spina Bifida (Spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly) overcame all his tragic crisis to not only represent his country and win several medals for India, but also set the Asian Records and inspire millions.

Niranjan Mukundan the para swimmer from India broke the Asian Record in the 800 meters freestyle event by more than 50 seconds at the Para Swimming Cup event in Prague, Czech Republic. Finishing with a time of 11:17:22 on 8 May 2022.

He shattered the 12-year-old record which was completed with a time of 12:10:34.

Niranjan Mukundan finishes the competition bagging six medals-three gold, two silver, one bronze and finishes at 4th place as well.

“The day before the 800m freestyle, I won a couple of medals in the 100m butterfly, 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 100m backstroke as well. My German coach Maik Zeh was really happy with the first day’s results. Looking at my timings in other events, he said that if I kept up the same pace in the 800 m freestyle, I could break the Asian record. In my mind, this wasn’t going to happen because I wasn’t used to swimming 800m. I just decided to give my best and see what happens,” recalls the 27-year-old Mukundan.

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