CWG 2026: Sajan Qualifies For Men's 200m Butterfly Final
The Indian clocked 1:58.59sec to finish second in Heat 2 behind Scotland's Duncan Scott (1:58.29), earning a place in the eight-man final slated later tonight
By : PTI
Update: 2026-07-27 10:45 GMT
Glasgow: Two-time Olympian Sajan Prakash qualified for the men's 200m butterfly final after finishing as the sixth fastest swimmer overall in the heats at the Commonwealth Games, here on Monday.
The Indian clocked 1:58.59sec to finish second in Heat 2 behind Scotland's Duncan Scott (1:58.29), earning a place in the eight-man final slated later tonight.
Australia's Harrison Turner topped the qualification standings with 1:56.47sec, followed by New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt (1:57.35) and England's Edward Mildred (1:57.99).
Sajan finished ahead of Canada's Benjamin Loewen (1:58.87) and Australia's Matthew Temple (1:59.06), who completed the list of finalists.
The 32-year-old Indian had set his career-best mark of 1:57.09sec at the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships earlier this year.