Sports
Poncha at Melbourne
Among the Indian swimming squad at the XVIII Commonwealth Games in March 2006 in Melbourne, Australia was Rehan Poncha. Participating in various events including the men’s 200 m and 400 m Individual Medley, one of swimming’s most rigorous races,
Rehan Poncha: part of the Indian contingent
Poncha and other Indian swimmers were pitted against the powerfully built and vastly faster Australian, Canadian, English and other swimmers and failed to move past the heats into the finals. Poncha is one of India’s top swimmers and holds several national records. Parsiana was unable to reach Poncha.
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