Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 20 -- Indian swimmer Rishabh Das finished sixth in the men's 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, clocking 54.77 seconds.

Rishabh improved on his time from the heats, where he had finished fifth to qualify for the final. However, he could not close the gap on the leading swimmers in the medal race, according to ESPN.

China's Xu Jiayu, the reigning world champion and Olympic silver medallist, dominated the final and clinched gold with a Games record time of 51.98 seconds.

Japan's Takehara Hidekazu finished second in 53.93 seconds, 1.95 seconds behind the winner, while South Korea's Lee Juho secured the bronze medal with a time of 53.94 seconds, just 0.01 seconds behind Takehara.

Rishabh entered t...