Sajan Prakash broke the automated qualifying mark for the Tokyo Olympics on the Sete Koli Trophy in Rome on Saturday, changing into the primary Indian swimmer to make the ‘A’ reduce for the Olympics. He clocked 1:56.38 within the 200m butterfly occasion, a brand new nationwide document. The computerized qualifying mark for the Olympics was set at 1:56.48.
On Friday, Srihari Natraj got here near changing into the primary Indian swimmer to attain the ‘A’ reduce in the identical occasion. In the 100m backstroke occasion, he received his race in 53.90 seconds, which is 0.04 seconds in need of the qualifying time of 53.85 seconds for the Tokyo Games.
Historic Moments in Indian Swimming!!! Sajan Prakash broke the glass ceiling within the Olympic qualification time of 1:56.38. Congratulations pic.twitter.com/WIEnvdlfbK
— @swimmingfederationofindia (@swimmingfedera1) 26 June 2021
Sajan Patel’s ‘A’ time qualification additionally implies that 20-year-old Natraj is ready to drag out of the Tokyo Olympics. This can be Sajan Prakash’s second Olympics. He was the male swimmer nominated by India on the Rio Olympics.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) declared Srihari Natraj and Mana Patel their nominations for Universality Places for the Tokyo Olympics.
The FINA qualification route offers two (2) qualification instances, particularly Olympic qualification time (A time) and Olympic choice time (B time).
Any swimmer who achieves an A time in a FINA-approved competitors throughout the qualifying interval will obtain an computerized berth. Any swimmer reaching B time might obtain an invite based mostly on the remaining quota locations to be determined after accounting for all A quotas, relay solely and universality locations.
The FINA qualification route offers “universal places” for one man and one girl, offered no swimmers from the nation have achieved an A qualification time.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
