June 18, India sports news summary: Kushagra Rawat failed to qualify for 400m freestyle final at FINA World Championships

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Sajan Prakash finished 25th in the 200m butterfly, did not qualify for the semi-finals

Veteran Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash placed 25th overall in the 200m butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Budapest on Monday. The 28-year-old swimmer from Kerala finished with a time of 1:58.67s and failed to qualify for the semi-finals, only the top 16 swimmers were eliminated.

Sajan’s coach Pradeep Kumar told Sports star before the race the Indian had injured his shoulder in April and his main focus was the Commonwealth Games. “We know that in the World Championships he will come in 20-22nd place. No chance to compete in semi-finals or finals However, in CWG, he is anywhere from first place. third through fifth, so we’re looking forward to him peaking in the CWG,” said Kumar.

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The home crowd’s favorite Kristof Milak was placed first in the match with a time of 1:54.10 seconds. The Hungarian tennis player is nearly 4 seconds away from breaking his own world record.

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Kushagra Rawat finished 23rd in the 800m freestyle, did not qualify for the final

India’s Kushagra Rawat placed 23rd overall in the 800m freestyle warm-up at the FINA World Championships in Budapest on Monday. The 22-year-old swimmer finished with a time of 8:15.96 seconds and failed to make it to the final round, with only the top eight swimmers making it through.

Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine was placed first overall in the hot ring with a time of 7:44.75 seconds.

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