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Tokyo Olympics: Sajan Prakash fails to qualify for 200m butterfly semi-finals

Prakash, who clocked a personal best of 1:56:38 in Italy last month to breach the A mark for Olympic qualification, could only manage 1:57.22 to finish 24th among 38 swimmers

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Sajan Prakash competes in a heat for the men`s 200m butterfly swimming event. Pic François-Xavier Marit/AFP

Sajan Prakash competes in a heat for the men`s 200m butterfly swimming event. Pic François-Xavier Marit/AFP

Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash has failed to qualify for the men's 200m butterfly semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing fourth in Heat 2.

Prakash, who clocked a personal best of 1:56:38 in Italy last month to breach the A mark for Olympic qualification, could only manage 1:57.22 to finish 24th among 38 swimmers. The top-16 progressed to the semifinals. Prakash will compete in the 100m Butterfly on July 29.

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