Bengaluru, Feb. 4 -- Karnataka's rising star, Dhinidhi Desinghu, etched her name in the history books by setting a new national record in the women's 400m freestyle event at the National Games 2025 in Uttarakhand on Monday.
The 14-year-old, who represented India at the Paris Olympics, clocked an impressive 4:24.60 at the Manaskhand Tarantal in Golapur, breaking the previous national record of 4:24.70 held by Hashika Ramachandra from last year's senior nationals. Dhinidhi also shattered the meet record of 4:27.93, previously held by Delhi's Bhavya Sachdeva.
Dhinidhi's remarkable performance didn't stop there. She teamed up with Srihari Nataraj, Akash Mani, and Nina Venkatesh to clinch gold in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay, finishing in ...