Sajan Prakash, the primary Indian swimmer to qualify instantly for the Olympics, has been really useful for the celebrated Arjuna Award by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI).
SFI has additionally nominated veteran coach Kamlesh Nanavati for the Dhyan Chand Award for his lifelong contribution to aquatic sports activities.
Whereas Tapan Panigrahi has been nominated for Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category) for his contribution in making a number of National and International Champions within the ready physique class together with Para swimming.
This is the second yr in a row that Prakash, who is ready to compete in his second Olympics in Tokyo, has been really useful for Arjuna.
The 27-year-old from Kerala created historical past by breaking the ‘A’ commonplace time for the Tokyo Games final week, clocking 1:56:38 seconds within the males’s 200m butterfly occasion on the Sete Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.
“By making a qualification for Tokyo 2020 within the 200m butterfly occasion, Sajan Prakash has damaged the glass ceiling and goes down within the historical past of Indian swimming as the primary Indian to realize the feat.
“His achievement will inspire many more swimmers in the times to come. We are confident that this achievement will place Sajan Prakash’s nomination for the Arjuna Award at the forefront among equals,” stated Monal Chokshi, General Secretary, SFI, in a media launch.
Nanavati represented India in water polo in a number of worldwide competitions and later as a swimming coach.
In a profession spanning 4 a long time, he has produced a number of nationwide medal winners and document holders. He has additionally made a mark in serving because the “Director of Competition” at nationwide and worldwide conferences and stays on FINA’s Technical Committee for Waterpolo.
“Kamlesh Nanavati has cause to be glad in the present day, as Mana Patel, whom she has coached for the higher a part of her profession, has develop into the primary swimmer from Gujarat to symbolize India on the Tokyo Olympics.
SFI President RN Jayaprakash stated, “Blessed is the coach who has got the opportunity to represent the country on the biggest sporting platform in the world.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
