Among the six swimmers, Khade, the 2010 Asian Games 50m butterfly bronze medallist, is closest to clinching the qualification. Indian swimmers are at a disadvantage as government guidelines don’t allow swimming pools or gyms to reopen while countries like the US and Thailand have reopened for training. “Since swimming pools in India aren’t open, I’m doing fitness training to maintain my body weight,” said Khade from Mumbai. “I’m lucky to have started training. According to Ameen, there are two swimming centres in the country—in Bengaluru and New Delhi—that can be opened for training elite swimmers.

Source: Hindustan Times June 01, 2020 02:55 UTC