Asian Games 2018, Swimming, Men's 50m Breaststroke, Day 6: Sandeep Sejwal Fighting for Gold, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

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Updated: 24 August 2018 16:54 IST - Published: 24 August 2018 07:35 IST

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The top three positions go to Japan, China and Kazakhstan

With 27.98 seconds, Sandeep Sejwal finishes in SEVENTH POSITION!

Stay tuned as we bring you the final standings

Japan gets the GOLD!

Here we go!

Action is about to start!

The swimmers are warming up now!

Sandeep Sejwal is the only Indian in this final and he qualified in the seventh place

The swimmers are getting introduced now.

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That is it for now. Join us later today for the two finals.

Sandeep Sejwal's final will also be contested later on in the day.

To find out whether or not Page has won a medal, we will have to wait till the evening, when the finals will be contested.

If Page's timing stood to be better than those below, he will be awarded a medal.

The Finals of the Men's 1500m Freestyle Event will be contested later on in the day. The top eight swimmers will take part in it. However, there is a slight chance for Page to win a medal.

If indeed Page's timing stands to be better than the eight swimmers in the final, he will win a medal. If not, he goes home empty handed. It is still a difficult proposition, however. The Indian set a time of 15:29.96, which is more than the eighth best swimmer in the final.

Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat: Final Standings

It looks like long-distance races such as this follow a seeding system, which means the eight best swimmers had qualified for the final without stepping into the pool. Unfortunately, Page wasn't one of the top eight and thus missed out on a final berth.

It seems like despite finishing first in his heat, Page is set to miss out on a Final berth. Official result coming up.

Advait Page finishes his heat in the first position! His timing is 15:29.96.

2/3rd of the race has been completes. Page with a 4 second lead over his closest competitor.

900m gone and Advait Page is in the lead in Men's 1500m.

Advait Page has taken the lead! More than half of the race has been completed.

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