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Ludhiana swimmer Ojas Sund wins silver at junior national championship
Ojas Sund, a swimmer from Ludhiana, won a silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle in the Boys Group at the 52nd Junior National Swimming Championships 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Wednesday. The championship, being held from August 18 to 23, features promising young swimmers from across the country.
Sund trains under his father and national medallist, Madhav Sund. Former senior vice-president of the Swimming Federation of India, Balraj Sharma, presented medals and certificates to winners on the day.
Sund previously won a silver in the 50-metre backstroke and a bronze in the 50-metre freestyle at the 69th National School Games last year. At the CBSE National Swimming Championship in Rohtak last September, he won three gold medals and one bronze. In the 2024 state-level championship, he won six gold medals in six different events.
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Ojas Sund's silver at the junior national meet adds to a growing medal tally that includes six state-level golds last year and three national-level golds from the CBSE championship. The Junior National Championships are a key selection ground for national squads, and Sund's consistency across freestyle and backstroke events suggests he is a versatile prospect. His father's own experience as a national medallist provides him with high-quality personal coaching that many young swimmers lack. The next milestone to watch is whether Sund can convert his junior success into senior national medals in the coming seasons.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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