Sajan qualifies for men’s 200m butterfly final

GLASGOW: (Jul 27) 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).