Telangana swimmer Dhulipudi Varshith won the bronze medal in the 200m Medley (Male) at the 52nd Junior National Swimming Championship 2026, being held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from August 18 to 23, 2026. Varshith clocked 2:10.97 seconds to finish third, behind Mongam Theerdhu Samadev (SSCB), who won gold in 2:09.36, and Daniel Paul J (Karnataka), who secured silver in 2:10.60. Varshith has continued his medal-winning run since 2024, when he won silver in the 400m Individual Medley at the Junior Nationals in Bhubaneswar. In 2025, he added gold in the 400m Individual Medley at the 7th Khelo India Youth Games in Bihar. Varshith has trained at Zionsportz Swimming Academy under Chief Coach John Siddiqui since the age of eight.