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Sajan Prakash to get Rs 5 lakh cash reward from Swimming Federation of India for breaching 'A' standard time

Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday by breaching the 'A' standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash among Indian swimmers cleared to participate in Olympic qualifying events in Belgrade, Rome

Apart from Olympic 'B' qualifying mark achievers Nataraj and Prakash, who are hoping to make the A qualification mark, the team comprises seasoned back stroker Maana Patel, who recently returned to form at an international meet in Uzbekistan.

Indian swimmers leave for Tokyo Olympic qualifiers in Tashkent

The team is accompanied by seasoned coaches Nihar Ameen, Pradeep Kumar and Asian Games medallist swimmer turned coach Sandeep Sejwal, a media release said.

SFI activists detained after staging protest outside Union Education Ministry

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh said that the students were demanding the reopening of campuses and timely disbursement of fellowships

Meet Arya Rajendran, India's youngest mayor: 21-year-old CPM member vows to prioritise healthcare, continue her studies

Arya is a second year BSc mathematics student at the All Saints College in Thiruvananthapuram and is also a state committee member of the Students Federation of India. She is also the state president of Balasangam, the children's wing of the CPM

SFI holds webinars for swimmers focused on developing winning mindset, learning new techniques

The Ministry of Home Affairs had permitted competitive training starting 15 October and swimmers across select states that have resumed activities have been slowly but steadily getting back to the sport.

SFI won't hold meets until all states open pools, says national swimming federation after unveiling long-term roadmap

SFI's strategic roadmap looks at several factors: creating a national talent pool; setting up a national database for swimmers, coaches and academies; having an education and certification pathway for Indian coaches; having a talent-scouting structure.

Olympic hopefuls to be given priority, says Swimming Federation after re-opening of pools gets green light

In the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) latest guidelines on easing of lockdown restrictions, swimming pools being used for training of sports persons have been given permission to open across the country from 15 October.

Undergrad Bangladeshi student at Visva Bharati University asked to leave India in 15 days for engaging in 'anti-govt' activities

A Bangladeshi student of Visva Bharati University has been asked by the home ministry to leave the country for reportedly engaging in 'anti-government activities'

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's anti-CAA book 'Nagarikatta Aatanko' sold out in Kolkata book fair

At SFI stall, over 800 copies of two booklets on proposed nationwide NRC, CAA have been sold out