14-year-old Paris Olympian swimmer Desinghu scoops 3 gold as Karnataka top medal tally

HALDWANI/DEHRADUN: Fourteen-year-old swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu was the cynosure of all eyes as she stamped her authority with three gold medals as Karnataka made a splash on the pool, grabbing five gold and two silver to take the top spot in the 38th National Games medal tally here on Wednesday.

At the end of the first day of competitions, Karnartaka were the early leaders with seven medals (5 gold, 2 silver) while Manipur (4 gold, 4 silver) were close second and Maharashtra (2 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze) third in the standings.

The day certainly belonged to Desinghu, who first won the women's 200m freestyle event in a Games record time of 2 minutes and 3.24 seconds before adding a gold each in 100m butterfly and 4x100m freestyle. She was the youngest Indian athlete at Paris Olympics last year.