Commonwealth Games: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finishes 7th in 100m backstroke

BIRMINGHAM: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished seventh in the men's 100 metres backstroke at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday night. Chasing an elusive medal in the able-bodied CWG swimming events, the 21-year-old was fifth in the 50m split but was pushed further back in the tough first lane and finished with a timing of 54.31s.

It was way below his personal best and National record timing of 53.77s that he clocked to seal his Tokyo Olympics quota last year. A repeat of the performance would have landed him a historic gold.

South Africa's 18-year-old Pieter Coetze won the gold medal in 53.78 seconds, England's Brodie Williams was second in 53.91s and Australian Bradley Woodward took the bronze medal with a timing of 54.06 seconds. Agencies

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