CWG 2026: Sajan Prakash qualifies for men’s 200m butterfly final

Two-time Olympian Sajan Prakash qualified for the men's 200m butterfly final at the Commonwealth Games after finishing sixth overall in the heats with a timing of 1:58.59. He secured second place in his heat to advance to the final

Glasgow: 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.

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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).

Sajan finished ahead of Canada’s Benjamin Loewen (1:58.87) and Australia’s Matthew Temple (1:59.06), who completed the list of finalists.

The 32-year-old Indian had set his career-best mark of 1:57.09sec at the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships earlier this year.