Physically-challenged swimmer strikes gold

Paralympic swimmer Raghavendra R. Anvekar is a second division assistant at Rani Channamma University.

Raghavendra Rathnakar Anvekar, a physically challenged swimmer of Belagavi, won four gold medals at the Paralympic Swimming Meet organised by the State government at Bengaluru recently. A second division assistant at Rani Channamma University here, Raghavendra has been selected for the 15th National Level Paralympic Swimming Championship to be held at Belagavi from November 27 to 30. He won gold medals in 200 m Individual Medley, 100 m Butterfly Stroke, 100 m Back Stroke and 50 m Breast Stroke. RCU Vice-Chancellor Shivanand B. Hosamani congratulated him for his success and wished him success at the forthcoming event.



Source : The Hindu , 19th Nov 2015