Amazon Quiz (August 3, 2021)- Who among these is an Indian swimmer who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics?

1. Maana Patel

2. Bhawna Jat

3. Simranjit Kaur

4. Aditi Ashok

Answer: Maana Patel 

Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel participated in Tokyo Olympics through ‘Universality quota’. She took part in the 100m backstroke wherein she finished 39th overall.

The other two Indian swimmers who qualified for the Olympics were Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash, both of whom failed to make a mark. 

“It’s an amazing feeling. I have heard about the Olympics from fellow swimmers and watched it on the television and seen a lot of pictures. But to be there this time, competing with the best in the world, just gives me goosebumps,” the 21-year-old said after getting selected for the Olympics in early July. 

Maana had sustained an ankle injury in 2019 and only made a comeback earlier this year.

“It was a tough year to come back after the injury. Though the pandemic and the lockdown was a blessing in disguise as it helped me recuperate well, but then later the frustration crept in. I am not used to staying away from the water for this long,” she said. 

In April, she participated in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships where she clocked 1:04.47 seconds for the gold medal in the 100m backstroke.

“I was happy with my timing in Uzbekistan. Nothing great. But to get back into competitive racing and managing 1:04 was good. I knew I was on the right track,” she said. 

Universality quota allows one male and one female competitor from a country to participate in the Olympics.

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