Maana Patel qualifies for Tokyo Olympics; Twitterati congratulate Indian female swimmer

New Delhi:  Maana Patel has become the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics through universality quota, confirmed Sports Authority of India(SAI) on Friday.

Maana is the third Indian swimmer who will take part in Tokyo 2020 as earlier Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash have earned the automatic qualification (A time) for the Olympics.

Maana Patel becomes 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020

“Many congratulations to backstroke swimmer Maana Patel who becomes the 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for #TokyoOlympics Patel qualified through universality quota. #Cheer4India,” SAI tweeted.

Many congratulations to backstroke swimmer Maana Patel ?‍♀️ who becomes the 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for #TokyoOlympics

Patel qualified through universality quota.#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/QJYMIbtBe2

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 2, 2021

Congratulatory messages pour in:

Well done #MaanaPatel ??

Heartiest congratulations to you & your coach Shri Kamlesh Nanavati ??

Also congratulations to your parents Rajivbhai & Aanalben whose hard work, struggle & dedication I have personally witnessed for last 10 years

You have made us all very proud ? https://t.co/zQXDT7MBG4

— Vijay Nehra (@vnehra) July 2, 2021

With A qualification spots to TOKYO 2020 booked by Sajan Prakash & Srihari Nataraj in male gender .. FINA confirms the universality spot in female gender for Maana Patel making her the 3rd swimmer to join the Indian team for swimming events at the XXXII Olympiad Games Tokyo 2020 pic.twitter.com/gJpIbouPbp

— @swimmingfederationofindia (@swimmingfedera1) July 2, 2021

Keep it up, Congratulations@MaanaPatel https://t.co/d7TLmWYnrC

— SHIVAM PATEL (@SHIVAM_Patel_1) July 2, 2021

Congratulations and best wishes Maana Patel. #Swimming #Olympics #TokyoOlympics # https://t.co/nxkslhMIk2

— Shamsher Singh IPS (@Shamsher_IPS) July 2, 2021

The 21 year old Maana Patel is the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for #Tokyo2020
Many congratulations #MaanaPatel@swimmingfedera1 @RijijuOffice @KirenRijiju #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/kx3emuVSLI

— Rahul Trehan #MaskUpIndia?? (@imrahultrehan) July 2, 2021

1st Indian female swimmer to qualify for #Tokyo2020

Backstroke swimmer Maana Patel qualifies for Tokyo Olympics through Universality Quota.#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/Js00m92NQS

— Shailesh Makwana (News18) (@Shailesh090910) July 2, 2021

Thrilled!! The news for Indian swimming keeps getting better as we countdown to @Tokyo2020 ?? … Congratulations @MaanaPatel for joining @swim_sajan @srihari3529 ?? Let’s #Cheer4India@WeAreTeamIndia @Media_SAI @IndiaSports @swimmingfedera1 @kheloindia @IndianOlympians https://t.co/eJLCPwfA6G

— Hakimuddin Habibulla OLY (@HakimHabibulla) July 2, 2021

In June, the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) had announced Maana Patel as one of their nominations for the Universality Places for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The nominations were communicated to FINA on June 20 through the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).