Second bronze for Sharath Gayakwad at IDM Berlin 2014

Sharath Gayakwad

Speedo athlete and ace Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad finished third at the 200m Individual Medley, S8 category, at IDM Berlin 2014, on Friday. Sporting the Speedo Fastskin LZR Racer, India’s leading paralympian, clocked a time of 02:44.19 seconds. This is Sharath’s second Bronze Medal at IDM; he won his first Bronze in the 100m Butterfly on Thursday, clocking a time of 1.09.31 seconds.

Sharath was beaten to the podium by the British Oliver Hynd, and Torben Schmidtke of Germany who both finished their race in 02:28.71 seconds and 02:41.52 seconds respectively.

Speedo’s star athlete Sharath Gayakwad, who is also India’s sole representative at the International German Championships, will be participating in five more events including the 100m Freestyle and the 100m Breaststroke. Sharath will next be seen in action in the 50m, 400m Freestyle and the 100m Breaststroke on Saturday.

Sharath’s is looking forward to perform well in this championship, using it as a platform to qualify for the Asia Para Championships.