<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sajan Prakash News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Sajan Prakash. All the latest 2026 Swimming articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Sajan Prakash News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:18:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/swimming/player/sajan_prakash" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:42:16 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Sports Ministry provides financial assistance to five Indian swimmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sports Ministry has decided to extend financial help to five Indian swimmers, which include the likes of Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, under the Target Olympic Podium (TOPS) and ACTC schemes. The assistance is intended to help the swimmers prepare well for the upcoming competitions.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2022/mar/23/sports-ministry-provides-financial-assistance-to-five-indian-swimmers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2022/mar/23/sports-ministry-provides-financial-assistance-to-five-indian-swimmers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:42:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/srihari_nataraj_twitter_1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Senior Aquatics Championship set to start from October 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Senior Aquatics Championship will begin on October 26, with close to 1500 participants from 32 states taking part in the competition. A junior and sub-junior championship will also take place, which will serve as the trial for training camp with the South African team. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/oct/18/national-senior-aquatics-championship-set-to-start-from-october-26?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/oct/18/national-senior-aquatics-championship-set-to-start-from-october-26?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:12:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/sajan_prakash_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Meet your Olympians - Indian Swimming Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sajan Prakash recently created by becoming the first-ever Indian swimmer to directly qualify for the Olympics, while Srihari Nataraj also repeated a similar feat soon. Maana Patel has also made the cut by virtue of university rankings to form the three-member contingent for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jul/03/2021-tokyo-olympics-meet-your-olympians-indian-swimming-team?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jul/03/2021-tokyo-olympics-meet-your-olympians-indian-swimming-team?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:48:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/swimming_gen_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Swimmer Maana Patel qualifies for Games through university quota]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s Maana Patel became the first female swimmer, and third from India, to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 100m backstroke event. Gaining a direct entry to the mega-event by virtue of a university quota, the 21-year joins Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash in the contingent.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jul/02/2021-tokyo-olympics-swimmer-maana-patel-qualifies-for-games-through-university-quota?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jul/02/2021-tokyo-olympics-swimmer-maana-patel-qualifies-for-games-through-university-quota?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/maana_patel_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Swimmers Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj create history, earn direct qualification ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sajan Prakash created history by becoming the first Indian swimmer to directly qualify for the Olympics by virtue of breaching the A-qualification mark, in the 200m butterfly event. In a double delight for the contingent, Srihari Nataraj also achieved a similar feat in the 100m backstroke event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jun/28/2021-tokyo-olympics-swimmers-sajan-prakash-and-srihari-nataraj-create-history-earn-direct-qualification?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jun/28/2021-tokyo-olympics-swimmers-sajan-prakash-and-srihari-nataraj-create-history-earn-direct-qualification?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:12:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/swimming_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Top Indian swimmers to leave for Serbia next week, eye Olympic qualication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top Indian swimmers will leave for Serbia next week to participate in the Belgrade Trophy, a FINA accredited Olympic qualifying event, which will be held on June 19 and 20. Sajan Prakash and Srihari will are aiming to attain the A-qualifying mark in the upcoming event secure berths for the Olympics.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jun/11/2021-tokyo-olympics-top-indian-swimmers-to-leave-for-serbia-next-week-eye-olympic-qualication?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/jun/11/2021-tokyo-olympics-top-indian-swimmers-to-leave-for-serbia-next-week-eye-olympic-qualication?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:33:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-x-1/articles/Other_sports/sajan_prakash_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | Indian swimmers hopeful of participation in qualifiers next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian swimmers are expected to participate in a couple of tournaments in Europe next season, with them aiming to breach the Olympic A qualification mark. Six Indian swimmers, including Srihari Nataraj, have already breached the B qualification mark, but that won’t guarantee them a Tokyo berth. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/may/28/2021-tokyo-olympics-indian-swimmers-hopeful-of-participation-in-qualifiers-next-month?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/may/28/2021-tokyo-olympics-indian-swimmers-hopeful-of-participation-in-qualifiers-next-month?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 09:49:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sajan_prakash_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Srihari Nataraj scripts national record and claims gold medal at Uzbekistan Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj scripts National Record in the men’s 50m backstroke event during his Gold medal win at the ongoing Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championship, in Tashkent. Sajan Prakash, who competed in four categories, won top-hours in each but still failed to breach to ‘A’ mark.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/apr/19/srihari-nataraj-scripts-national-record-and-claims-gold-medal-at-uzbekistan-open?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2021/apr/19/srihari-nataraj-scripts-national-record-and-claims-gold-medal-at-uzbekistan-open?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:53:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/srihari_nataraj_twitter_1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virdhawal Khade to skip national swimming owing to personal reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade has pulled out of the two-month national training camp to be held in Dubai, citing personal reasons. The swimmer, along with Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash, and Khushagra Rawat was supposed to be part of the camp along with national coach A.C Jayarajan.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2020/aug/26/virdhawal-khade-to-skip-national-swimming-owing-to-personal-reasons?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2020/aug/26/virdhawal-khade-to-skip-national-swimming-owing-to-personal-reasons?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Other%20sports/virdhawal_khade_1_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’ve got to earn everything, even motivation, says Sajan Prakash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ace Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, who had previously been to the Rio Olympics and is well acquainted with the magnanimity of what’s at stake, has stated that even motivation needs earning from repeated failures. His compatriot Virdhawal Khade also opened up about his daily training regime.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/28/youve-got-to-earn-everything-even-motivation-says-sajan-prakash?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/28/youve-got-to-earn-everything-even-motivation-says-sajan-prakash?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Subhayan Dutta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Sajan_Prakash_speedo_media.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Age Group Swimming Championships | Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash, Kushagra Rawat secure gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash, and Kushagra Rawat have added more gold to India’s tally at the 10th Asian Age Grop Swimming Chamiopnship in Bengaluru on Thursday. India finished another lucrative day with four golds, four silvers, and four bronzes to take its overall tally to 40.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/27/asian-age-group-swimming-championships-srihari-nataraj-sajan-prakash-kushagra-rawat-secure-gold?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/27/asian-age-group-swimming-championships-srihari-nataraj-sajan-prakash-kushagra-rawat-secure-gold?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:45:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/swimming_gen_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Age Group Swimming Championships | Indian quartet open with gold in men's relay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian team of Srihari Nataraj, Anand Anilkumar, Sajan Prakash and Virdhawal Khade kicked off the Asian Age Group Swimming Championships with a yellow metal in the 4x100m men's freestyle relay on the opening day. The women’s team, however, managed to clinch a silver medal in the same event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/24/asian-age-group-swimming-championships-indian-quartet-open-with-gold-in-mens-relay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/24/asian-age-group-swimming-championships-indian-quartet-open-with-gold-in-mens-relay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:11:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/swimming_gen_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well prepared to out-perform previous medal tally, says national swimming coach Pradeep Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[National swimming coach Pradeep Kumar is confident his swimmers will out-perform their previous tally of five gold, 13 silver and 22 bronze medals in this edition of the Asian Age Group Championships. Kumar believes it will be a challenging meet as the competitors will be sending their best squad.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/23/well-prepared-to-out-perform-previous-medal-tally-says-national-swimming-coach-pradeep-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2019/sep/23/well-prepared-to-out-perform-previous-medal-tally-says-national-swimming-coach-pradeep-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:25:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/swimming_gen_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 | Sajan Prakash breaks 32-year-old jinx despite family going missing due to Kerala floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash has broken the 32-year-old jinx by finishing fifth in the 200m butterfly final in the ongoing Asiad. However, the situation has not been the same back home for the 24-year-old as his family has been missing for the past three days because of the floodwaters in Kerala.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-2018-swimmer-sajan-prakash-breaks-32-year-old-jinx-by-displaying-brilliance-in-200-m-butterfly-event?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2018/aug/20/asian-games-2018-swimmer-sajan-prakash-breaks-32-year-old-jinx-by-displaying-brilliance-in-200-m-butterfly-event?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:34:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/other/swimming_gen_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian swimmers need lot more support, says National coach S Pradeep Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swimming national coach S Pradeep Kumar, who will receive the Dronacharya Award today, said that India needs better facilities and lot more support to get anywhere near the best. Kumar added that at this moment India’s performance should be compared with the Asian timings rather than the World ones.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2016/aug/29/indian-swimmers-need-lot-more-support-says-national-coach-s-pradeep-kumar?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2016/aug/29/indian-swimmers-need-lot-more-support-says-national-coach-s-pradeep-kumar?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:48:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/S_pradeep_kumar_modi_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sajan, Shivani to represent India in swimming at Rio Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Swimming Federation of India has announced on Tuesday that Sajan Prakash and Shivani Katariya will be participating at the Rio Olympics. India were awarded two 'Universality' places by Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) after the qualification window was closed on July 3.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2016/jul/06/sajan-shivani-to-represent-india-in-swimming-at-rio-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/swimming/articles/2016/jul/06/sajan-shivani-to-represent-india-in-swimming-at-rio-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 07:12:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Swimming_Generic_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>