Chandrapur swimmer Shreyas Tonge wins gold in all three events he entered at Baramati meet

Shreyas Tonge of Chandrapur has shone in a swimming competition. The student of Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology (RCERT), Chandrapur, finished first in three events. The competition was held at the School of Pharmacy & Research Center in Baramati.

His full name is Shreyas Nitin Tonge. He is in the third year of the Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) department. His college is run by the Sardar Patel Memorial Society (Trust), Chandrapur.

Shreyas won the 200 metre individual medley, the 400 metre individual medley and the 200 metre backstroke. He thus took first place in all three events of the competition. Winning three events in a single competition is a special achievement for him. His success is a matter of pride for the college and adds another feather to its cap.

Sardar Patel Memorial Society president Vinod Dattatreya and the college principal, Dr Anil Z. Chitade, congratulated him on the success. Both also wished him well in his sporting journey ahead.

The college's director of sports, Prof Aditya Ambatkar, also praised Shreyas and wished him success in the future.

The success also shows that the college has continued its tradition of promoting the all-round development of students in sports and other fields along with academic progress.