Bengaluru: The hour after landing in Bengaluru from Rome, following the qualification for the Olympics, the Srihari Nataraj swimmer training program in run-up to the Tokyo match seemed uncertain.
With the swimming pool has not been reopened in the state, the situation caused a big challenge for children aged 20 years.
Even in the accumulation to the qualification meeting, for a better part of last year, Srihari was limited to training at home with minimum equipment since swimming was one of the last sports which was allowed to continue.
Timely interventions from the Karnataka Swimming Association (KSA) and rapid response of the state government on Wednesday cleaned the deck for Srihari training.
Also read: Srihari Nataraj qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after Fina approved the Qtindian Swimmer Srihari Natraj officially Sette Colli Trophy in Roma.Srihari trained under Nihar Ameen in Dolphin Aquatics at the center of Padukone-Dravid Sports excellence.
“The state government considers the swimming pool as a place that is more vulnerable to people to contract and spread Covid-19.
However, considering this is a special circumstances, the government will open a pool to train Srihari Nataraj,” said Secretary Chief Ravi Kumar to Ti, hoped It will only enter the pool.
Kumar said KSA President Gopal Hosur also wrote a letter who told him about the situation.
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This can prove detrimental to the preparation because training in isolation will be a difficult request, especially without pacesetters.
“While the gym and training grounds are open to athletes to practice, the pool will continue to be under the key and key for now, including for professional swimmers,” Kumar said.
Hosur thanked the Secretary of the Chief for timely intervention and urged the government to allow competitive swimmers to return to the pool.
Olympic qualification update! Olympic qualification time Srihari Nataraj 53:77 Swim in the trial time in the set …
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That said, I said Also asked the Secretary of the Head to consider allowing competitive swimmers.
He said he would see this problem, “Hosur said.
Meanwhile, the government has announced a cash award of Rs 10 Lakh to Tokyo’s bound swimmer.