Earlier this year, India won 13 medals at the Asian Aquatics Championships, the country’s best-ever tally, fto finish 11th on the standings while China expectedly dominated with 54 medals, including 40 gold. The Championships, held at the aquatic stadium of the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura, Ahmedabad, was one of the international events lined up ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games set to be hosted by the state capital. Apart from home advantage, India’s swimmers benefitted from a month-long camp at a newly-built Olympic-standard pool within the 20-acre sports complex with 18 sports facilities.

In October, Ahmedabad was recommended as the “proposed host” of the CWG 2030 by the executive board of Commonwealth Sport.

Sajan Prakash, who won two medals at the Asian champions

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