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Records Bring Me a Step Closer to Olympic Dream

The New Indian Express Kollam

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June 25, 2025

AT the junior national aquatics championships taking place in 2019, a young boy from Tirunelveli hoped to make a splash as in butterfly.

- CHANDRA PRABHU @ Chennai

However, that attempt went in vain as he finished eighth in the 100m final. After that moment, he went up to his mother, who was in the stands, sullen and in despair. The mother insisted that he give himself another chance. "If you don't improve, you can call quit," was what his mother told him. The teen gave himself another chance, and in the National School Games in November the same year, he won gold and was on an upward trajectory.

On Sunday, the then teen, now 21, broke the national record (NR) in the men's 100m butterfly with a timing of 52.57s. This is Benedicton Rohit, Tamil Nadu's latest record man in the pool. It can be said that Kavitha Sheebarani's advice on not giving yourself up and trusting one's ability coupled with hard work has quite an impact on his son.

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Tejashwi files papers; no Muslim in JD(U) 1st list

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Sabarimala: Joint forum calls for Prez reference

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Nat’l task force on brain health set up

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Lethal injection: ‘Govt not evolving’

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that “the government is not ready to evolve” after it was informed of the Centre’s opposition to using lethal injections as a mode of execution for death row convicts instead of the current method of hanging.

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Many injured as mob attacks cop cars taking Zubeen death accused to jail

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Decline in passport strength of India, US in '25

Slips to 85th rank, US out of top 10

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SC allows limited use of green crackers for Diwali

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How Windies are looking to raise money in India

IT is understood that Cricket West Indies (CWI) had a meet and greet session with at least one prominent Indian broadcaster during their fundraising efforts in the country over the last week or so.

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NOBEL IDEAS TO EXPLAIN THE TRUMPIAN UPHEAVAL

N honouring foundational elements of economic growth, the 2025 Nobel Prize in economics speaks to the Trumpian trauma roiling the world at present.

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