Kathmandu, July 23
Nasir Yahya Hussain and Gaurika Singh have set national records in the 20th edition of the World Aquatic Championship 2023 being held in Fukuoka, Japan.
Ashok Bajracharya, president of the Nepal Swimming Association informed that Hussain has set a new national record in the 200m freestyle with a time of 1 minute 57.26 seconds. He broke his own time of 1 minute 58.23 seconds which he had set during the 11th NSA Cup Championship.
On Sunday, Hussain set a new national record of 4 minutes 8.23 seconds in the 400m freestyle.
Similarly, Gaurika Singh has also set a new national record in the 100m backstroke with a time of 1 minute 6.80 seconds. She broke her own time of 1 minute 7.31 seconds set during the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, India.
