Chief Minister felicitated Nataraj along with his mother and gave a cheque of Rs 10 lakhs to him. His coach Nihar Ameen was also honored in the function.
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Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa felicitated swimmer Srihari Nataraj along with his mother. The Chief Minister felicitated Nataraj along with his mother and gave a cheque of Rs 10 lakhs to him. His coach Nihar Ameen was also honored in the function. Nataraj is the second Indian swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after his 53.77 seconds effort in the 100m Backstroke event in a time trial in Rome.
The Olympic qualification time (A time) for the 100m Backstroke event was set at 53.85 seconds.
Earlier, Sajan Prakash became the first Indian swimmer to qualify as he clocked 1:56:38 in men’s 200m butterfly at the Sette Colli Trophy. The qualification cut-off was 1:56:48.
This is the very first time that two Indian swimmers have earned automatic qualification for the Olympics.
“@srihari3529 becomes the 2nd Indian #swimmer to qualify for #Tokyo2020 His timing of 53.77 in a men’s 100m backstroke time trial in Rome last week has been ratified. The qualification mark was 53.85. Many congratulations! #Cheer4India,” the SAI Media had tweeted.
Participation in swimming events at the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020 is done by world body of aquatics viz FINA. The FINA qualification pathway provides for two (2) qualification times i.e. Olympic qualification time (A time) and Olympic Selection time (B time).
Any swimmer achieving the A time at a FINA-approved competition within the qualification period will get a spot in the event. Any swimmer achieving the B time is likely to get an invitation from FINA. Depending on the remaining quota places to be decided after accounting for all A quota, relay only, and Universality Places.
The FINA qualification pathway provides for “Universality Place” for one man & one woman, provided no swimmer from the country has achieved an A qualification time.
