Indian swimmer Maana Patel becomes 1st woman to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
21-year-old Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel has qualified for the 100 m backstroke event at the Tokyo Olympics.
21-year-old Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel has qualified for the 100 m backstroke event at the Tokyo Olympics. She is the first female and third Indian swimmer to earn a spot at the Tokyo Olympics.
Patel has entered the Olympics under the Universality Quota.
Earlier Sajan Prakash and Shri Hari Natraj have qualified for the Olympics. According to a news agency, both the Indian swimmers have been nominated to compete in the 100m backstroke event as they are the highest ranked Indian swimmers in their respective events. Shrihari has points marks and Mana has 735 points.
Earlier, Sajan Prakash of Kerala had secured the quota of the Olympics.
Many congratulations to backstroke swimmer Maana Patel ️ who becomes the 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for #TokyoOlympics
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 2, 2021
Patel qualified through universality quota.#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/QJYMIbtBe2
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday congratulated Maana on Twitter and wrote, "Backstroke swimmer Maana Patel has become the 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for #Tokyo2020. I congratulate Maana, who qualified through Universality Quota. Well done"
Backstroke swimmer Maana Patel has become the 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for #Tokyo2020. I congratulate Maana, who qualified through Universality Quota. Well done!! pic.twitter.com/LBHup0F7RK
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 2, 2021