Ojas Sund wins silver in national aquatic championship

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 26

Ojas Sund of Ludhiana made his presence felt by securing a silver medal in the 37th Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championship being held at Bengaluru.

A student of Class VII at Indus World Senior Secondary School, Rajgarh Estate, Ojas clocked 1.15:49 minutes and finished as the first-runner up to annex a silver medal in the 100m backstroke event.

Balraj Sharma, honorary general secretary, Punjab Swimming Association, and Neetu Dandi, principal of the school, congratulated Ojas on the achievement and wished him more success in future endeavours. They also appreciated his coach for preparing Ojas to achieve the feat.

Another swimmer from Punjab, Arshpreet Kaur from Mohali, finished among position holders in the championship. She took 30.81 seconds to win a bronze in the 50m butterfly stroke event in group II (12-14 years) and brought fame to her parents, the city and the association.

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