Ak landmark achievement ke roop mein, ak amputee sahit 10 Indian swimmers ke ak group ne Friday (18 April) ko Palk Strait rally swim successfully complete ki, jisme Sri Lanka ke Talaimannar se India ke Dhanushkodi tak challenging waters me 28-30km ki distance cover ki gayi.
10-member team, jo Thursday ko shaam 7:50 baje Rameshwaram me fishing jetty se immigration and customs clearance ke baad rawana hui, raat me Thalaimannar pahochi.
Wahan se, unhone Friday ko subah 5:50 baje apni rally swim start ki aur 8 ghante aur 30 minutes me Dhanushkodi pahoch gaye.
Team mein do differently abled swimmers shaamil the- Andhra Pradesh ke Ganesh Balaga aur Maharashtra ke Shashruti Vinayak Nakade.
District administration dwara issue ki gayi ak press statement me kaha gaya hai ki iss feat ko successfully complete karke, Mr. Balaga 10 hours and 50 minutes mein ye achieve karne wale Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ke first para swimmer ban jayenge, Ms. Nakade 11 hours and 5 minutes mein Palk Strait cross karne wali first amputee swimmer hongi.
Arjuna Awardee Prasanta Karmakar ke netritva wali relay team me Haryana se Deepak Babulal Karwa, Uttar Pradesh se Abhinav Gopal, Karnataka se Murigeppa Channannavar, West Bengal se Rabin Boldey, Karnataka se Aman Shanbag, Haryana se para swimmer Rajbir and Haryana se Ishant Singh shaamil the, jinhone 8 hours and 30 minutes me apni journey complete ki thi.
Indian waters me apni journey celebrate karne ke liye, Indian Customs officials, Immigration officials and others ne Dhanushkodi pahochne par swimmers ko welcome kiya.
Iske alawa, Swimming Federation of India (SFI) dwara officially observed open water swimming standards ke adherence ko ensure karne ke liye swim ka nirikshan kiya gaya.
Statement me aage kaha gaya ki yahi team June me relay format me English Channel cross karne ki taiyari kar rahi thi.
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