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Swimmer Sajan Prakash Wins Automatic Berth For Tokyo Olympics

Prakash becomes the first Indian swimmer to win an automatic berth for the Olympics in the 200 metres butterfly

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Sajan Prakash has entered his name in Indian swimming record books by winning an automatic berth for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the men's 200 metres butterfly event.

Prakash clocked 1 minutes 56.38 seconds in the Sette Colli swimming competition. This timing was better than the Olympics 'A' qualification time of 1:56.48 secs.

He is the first ever Indian swimmer to have achieved 'A' qualifying standard in the history of Indian swimming.

The Olympic qualifying deadline was June 27.

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“I have worked very hard for this, and I was confident with the way I had trained. This was my last chance, and I knew I had to do it here. I had come so close to the qualifying mark in the previous meets. My coach Pradeep Kumar sir, and I planned my tapering in such a way that I would peak at these two events in Serbia and Rome.”
Sajan Prakash

Prakash's feat in Rome has set a new milestone for Indian swimming, said Monal Chokshi, secretary general, Swimming Federation of India (SFI).

"This is a historic moment for Indian swimming, and we are all absolutely thrilled with Sajan's performance in Sette Colli, Rome which happened to be the last event to make the 'A' qualifying mark. Sajan's achievement has broken the glass ceiling in Indian swimming which will inspire the generations to come," he said.

Last week, Prakash had clocked 1:56.96 in Belgrade, Serbia.

On Friday, Srihari Nataraj missed the 'A' qualifying mark by 0.05 seconds, having touched the pads at 53.90 in men's 100m backstroke. The 'A' cut for 100m backstroke is 53.85 seconds.

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