Swimmer Sajan Prakash finished second in his Heat but that was not enough to advance to the semifinals of the men’s 100m butterfly event as India’s underwhelming campaign at the Tokyo Olympics ended on Thursday.
Prakash, who also competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished second in the second-slowest heat with a time of 53.45s. The cut was placed at 51.74s.
The 27-year-old from Kerala, finished 46th among 55 swimmers. The top-16 progressed to the semifinals.