Asian Games 2014: Sandeep Sejwal wins rare swimming bronze in men’s 50m breaststroke

The gold medal was bagged by Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Balandin, who bettered the Games record of 27.80s with a timing of 27.78s.

The silver was clinched by Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki, who clocked 27.89s.

Sejwal’s medal came as a huge respite for the Indian swimming team, which had been struggling to even make the finals of various events till now.

In the previous edition of the Games, India had ended a 24-year medal drought in discipline with Virdhawal Khade’s bronze in the 50m butterfly event.

Before Khade, Khajan Singh had won a medal in the Asiad way back in 1986. He had clinched a silver in the 200m butterfly event.