Question: Who has become the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Olympics?
(a) Shivani Kataria
(b) Shikha Tandon
(c) Richa mishra
(d) Maana Patel
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- Maana Patel has become the first female and only the third swimmer from India to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020.
- Earlier, Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash have qualified for the Olympics 2020.
- 21-year old Gujarati swimmer Maana Patel will compete in the women’s 100m backstroke event.
- Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj will take part in the 200m butterfly and 100m backstroke races respectively.
- About Tokyo Olympics 2020:
- 2020 Summer or Tokyo Olympics will start from 23rd July to 8th August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally, it was scheduled in 2020 but later got extended due to Covid 19 pandemic.
- Tokyo has become the first city in Asia to host Summer Games twice,first being held in 1964.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/maana-patel-first-indian-female-swimmer-to-qualify-for-tokyo-2020-olympics-1823099-2021-07-02
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/