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Nilotpal fails to clinch second medal in national swimming

Agartala, Jul 05, 2012 : Tripura swimmer Nilotpal Das was out from 100-metre free style final in boys category of the 29th National Swimming competition that ended at Sardar Patel Swimming Pool in Rajkot, Gujarat on Wednesday. 

He was suffering from viral fever on Tuesday midnight and failed to get success in this event.He took part in that event and was placed third in the hits. 

Altogether 500 junior swimmers of the age group of 9-12 from 25 states attended this competition.

Earlier, on Sunday last welcoming the junior swimmers in Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that Gujarat is celebrating the present year as Yuva Shakti Varsh to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The state will give priority to organizing various sports competitions during this entire year.

The other swimmers of the state Rubel Hussain and Ashes Paul are coming back without any medal from this competition.

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