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New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Indian men's relay swimming squad created history today at the Commonwealth Games by reaching the final while the country's women paddlers showed encouraging form as competitions commenced in earnest today after yesterday's dazzling opening ceremony.
The quartet of Virdhawal Khade, Anshul Kothari, Arjun Jayaprakash and Aaron D'Souza finished sixth in the morning heats to make the evening final in 4x100m freestyle relay.

India also qualified for the semifinals when Badrinath Melkote (men's 50m backstroke) and Shubha Chittaranjan (women's 50m butterfly) finished 14th and 16th in their respective events.

Away from the pool, Indian women, seeded second in the table tennis team event, started their campaign on a resounding note by blanking Sri Lanka 3-0 in Group D at the Yamuna Sports complex.

Led by its biggest hope, Khade, the Indian freestyle team clocked 3:28.06s at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatics Complex.

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