Kerala swimmer Sajan Prakash qualifies for Olympics

Sports 2021-06-26

• Kerala athlete Sajan Prakash qualifies for Olympics Sajan will represent India in the 200m butterfly at the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

• Sajan qualified for the Olympics by winning gold at the meet in Rome.

• Sajan also competed in the same event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Kerala athlete Sajan Prakash qualifies for Olympics Sajan will represent India in the 200m butterfly at the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Sajan qualified for the Olympics by winning gold at the meet in Rome. Sajan also competed in the same event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Sajan gained national attention through the 2015 National Games. Sajan won six gold and three silver medals at the Games.

Sajan, 27, is the fifth Malayalee to qualify for the Olympics in the individual event. For the first time since Sebastian Xavier competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a Malayalee swimmer gets an Olympic chance.