Karnataka’s Srihari Nataraj stamped his potential by claiming a rich haul of six gold and one silver in the Khelo India School Games swimming competition at the SPM Swimming Complex in New Delhi on Monday. The Bangalore swimmer, however, is focused on chipping away at his timings to be in contention for the April Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and the Asian Games in Jakarta. READ | Khelo India Games: Haryana rule in wrestling, clinch 24 medalsIn the 200m backstroke, the focus of Nataraj and his coach AC Jairaj is to shave off around four seconds to be in contention for a spot in the final of the event in Gold Coast. “We included Khelo India as part of Hari’s training ahead of the CWG. The times he has clocked here are really training times rather than what we expect him to clock in competition,” added Jairaj, who trains him at Bangalore’s Global Swim Centre.

Source: Hindustan Times February 05, 2018 13:18 UTC