Sharath misses final narrowly

Sharath misses final narrowly

London: India’s lone swimmer at the Paralympic Games, Sharath Gayakwad finished 4th in the 100m butterfly heat with a personal best time of 1:07.12. Gayakwad, however, failed to advance as his timing was 0.58 seconds slower than the qualification time for the final.
“It’s disheartening to have missed the final by such a small margin, but I could not have gone any faster,” Sharath said after the event.
Sharath, who will also participate in three more events at the Games — 100m breaststroke, 50m freestyle and 200m individual medley — had gone to London after attending a high-performance training camp at the University of Western Australia, Perth.
Another Indian, Farman Basha came fifth in the men’s 48kg powerlifting competition. Basha came up with a lift of 150 kg in the event which was won by Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria with an world record effort of 180 kg. AGENCIES

LEADING THE MARCH: The Indian delegation during the Paralympics opening ceremony in London on Wednesday