Far from the glittering waters of an Olympic-size pool, Pahi Borah learnt swimming in a lake, and had to use makeshift bamboo arrangements to dive and somersault. But the talent and passion of the 14-year old from Tezpur, Assam, has carried her seamlessly from a lake to the pool. 

At the KIYG 2023 in Chennai on Sunday, Pahi added the 200m breaststroke gold medal to the 100m breaststroke silver she had won a day ago.