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Sajan Prakash finishes 4th out of 5 in 200m Butterfly

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Press Trust of India Rio de Janeiro
Young Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash finished a disappointing 4th out of five in his 200 metres butterfly event at the Olympics, eher today.

Starting in lane 3, Prakash clocked 1 min 59.37 seconds in his heat and is has not qualified for the next round.

The heat was won by Simon Sjodin of Sweden who clocked 1 min 56.46 seconds while Robert Zbogar of Slovakia came second 1 min 57.05 seconds. Gal Nevo of Israel was third in the heat with 1 min 58.64 seconds.

In the third heat, the legendary Michael Phelps did not exert himself finishing third with timing of 1 min 55.73 seconds. The best timing in the heats was clocked by Tamas Kenderesi 1min 54.73 seconds.

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First Published: Aug 08 2016 | 10:57 PM IST

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