The last day of artistic swimming at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 witnessed Kazakhstan claim the top spot at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on Tuesday with 10 medals (6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) in the bag.
Meanwhile, India’s men’s water polo team lost 11-35 to Japan and the women’s water polo team was defeated 4-23 by Uzbekistan in the water polo preliminaries.
The artistic swimming events concluded spectacularly, with teams delivering stunning, high-energy performances that captivated spectators. Uzbekistan’s Khadicha Agzamova and Sabina Makhmudova clinched gold in the duet free event, while Kazakhstan secured top honours in the acrobatic routine. Thailand finished second overall with 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), and Uzbekistan joined them on the podium with 7 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze).
Japan overpowered India 35-11 in men’s Group B to shatter India’s dream of Asian Games qualification. Lowrey Jun led Japan’s scoreboard with 6 goals, Captain Ura Enishi and Moriya Yuki scored 4 each, while Maeda Toshiyuki, Sakamaki Naru, Jo Hiroto, and Matsuno Ryosuke netted 3 apiece. Shoyama Yu and Takeda Ryuta added 2, and Yamamoto Ryotaro scored 1. For India, Ankit Prasad top-scored with 4 goals, Sarang Ravindra Vaidya added 2, while Shreyas Vaidya, Bhagesh Kuthe, Pranav Mhatre, Uday Uttekar, and Vibhav Kuthe scored 1 apiece.
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In women’s Group A, Uzbekistan beat India 23-4. Gavashelashvli Elena starred with 6 goals, while captain Yusupova Khilola, Salamatova Aziza, and Verklova Aleksa scored 4 apiece. Khusniyabonu Abdullaeva added 2, and Murtazaeva Komila, Andriyakhina Sofiya, and Talina Sofiya netted 1 each. For India, Kripa Ranichithra and Prachetha Raghavendra Rao scored 2 goals each.
Water polo action will continue at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex with the quarterfinal slated for October 9, 2025.
Results:
Artistic Swimming
Duet Free:
Khadicha Agzamova, Sabina Makhmudova (Uzbekistan) 209.9784, Dayana Jamanchalova, Yasmin Tuyakova (Kazakhstan) 206.6363, Siyi Chen, Yutong Jiang (China) 183.4671
Acrobatic Routine:
Kazakhstan 190.1663, Thailand 154.5151, Uzbekistan 141.1051
Published on Oct 07, 2025
