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Who won the gold medal in the 800m "Danish Open 2022 swimming competition"?
A)
Vedaant Madhavan
B)
Michael Phelps
C)
Ryan Murphy
D)
Alexander L Bjorn

Correct Answer :   Vedaant Madhavan

Upcoming Indian swimmer "Vedaant Madhavan", son of Indian film star "R Madhavan", won the gold medal in the men's 800m freestyle event at the ongoing Danish Open 2022 swimming competition in Copenhagen on Sunday(17th Apr 2022).
 
Vedaant Madhavan clocked a personal best of 8:17.28 - 11.48 seconds better than his previous best and 0.10 seconds faster than silver medallist Alexander L Bjorn. The Indian national swimming record in the 800m freestyle is 8:00.76.
 
This is the second medal for the 16-year-old Vedaant Madhavan at the ongoing event and his third personal best in as many races.
 
Earlier on Friday(15th Apr 2022), Vedaant Madhavan had won silver in the men's 1500m freestyle event with a personal best time of 15.57.86. However, his personal best of 1:54.50 in 200m freestyle wasn’t enough to fetch him a medal as he finished 12th overall.

Source : Olympics

Published On : April 18, 2022
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