Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade on Thursday advanced to the men's 50 metre butterfly swimming finals of the 18th Asian Games or Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games. Taking a time of 24.09 seconds, the 26-year-old topped the Heat-2 charts, securing the fifth place in the final list.  Anshul Kothari, the other Indian in the fray, despite winning the Heat-1 after clocking 25.45 seconds, failed to make the cut as he was placed at the 28th place in the qualification list. Catch the live news updates of Asian Games 2018 right here at LatestLY.

Srihari Nataraj was another Indian swimmer who advanced to the finals of the men's 200 metre backstroke competition. Nataraj secured the third place in Heat-1 after clocking 2.02.97 minutes and was placed seventh in the final list. Advait Page, another Indian in the fray, could not make it to the finals after he clocked 2.06.85 minutes to be placed fifth in the Heat-2 and 12th overall. Asian Games 2018 Day 5 India Schedule in IST & Medal Tally: Full Fixtures List of Indian Athletes in Action on August 23.

Finals of the both men's 50 metre butterfly and men's 200 metre backstroke events will be held later on Thursday. Our fingers are crossed as we hope Virdhawal Khade and Srihari Nataraj give their best to get a podium finish at the 18th Asiad. (Inputs from IANS).

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