Bengaluru, Aug. 5 -- The 41st Sub-Junior National Swimming Championships concluded on Tuesday at the Basavangudi Aquatic Centre in Bengaluru, with Karnataka emerging as the overall champions.

The host state secured the top spot with a total of 104 points, while Manipur was the runner-up with 81 points, as per a press release from the Karnataka Swimming Association (KSA).

Individually, Koijam Athoiba Singh from Manipur was the Best Male Swimmer of the tournament, earning 28 points. Among the girls, Purvi Ritesh Naik from Goa was the Best Female Swimmer with 19 points.

In the Boys 100m Backstroke, A P Arya Sathar from Tamil Nadu and Krishiv Doshi from Madhya Pradesh were neck to neck from the beginning, pulling ahead of the rest of the p...