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Maana Patel has become the first female and only the third swimmer from India to qualify Tokyo Olympics 2021 ticket.
- Maana Patel joins Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash to have qualified for the Olympics.
- She is a 21-year-old backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad who have won gold medals in 50 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke at National Games.
- She also won gold in 100 metre backstroke at 60th National School Games (2015) and broke the national record in backstroke.
- She was selected for Olympic Gold Quest in 2015 making it the first time a swimmer was roped in.
- In 2018, she secured three gold medals at 72nd Senior National Aquatic Championships.
Published date : 05 Jul 2021 05:07PM
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