Kerala Swimmer Sajan Prakash qualify for the Tokyo Olympics

India’s Sajan Prakash became the first swimmer from the country to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games after his outstanding performance in the ongoing Sette Colli Trophy.

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Sajan Prakash is an Indian swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly and medley events.

At the 2015 National Games in Kerala, he set a record on 8 February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals, and became the best athlete of the Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala.

With this time he qualified for the 200 m butterfly event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As of June 2021, he is the holder of 11 Indian national swimming records in events spanning freestyle, butterfly, medley and relay categories.