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Prakash misses Olympic ‘A’ cut

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Tashkent, April 13: India’s top swimmer Sajan Prakash clinched the gold in the 200m butterfly event at the Uzbekistan Open Championship, but a Tokyo Olympics qualifying ‘A’ standard eluded him here on Tuesday.
The Kerala swimmer, who has already achieved the Olympics ‘B’ mark in 200m butterfly, clocked 1.57.85s to bag the top honours in the Olympic qualifying event. The Olympics ‘A’ cut for 200m butterfly is 1:56.48s.
Prakash was last seen in the pool at the Latvian Open last month where he finished on top of the podium in the 200m butterfly, clocking 1:59.31s. The 27-year-old, who has been constantly improving his timing, is optimistic about breaching the elusive mark in the next two months with events in Monaco, France and the Nationals remaining. (PTI)

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