Tokyo Olympics: After Maana, Srihari Nataraj makes exit

Srihari was ranked 27 among the 40 swimmers. The top 16 swimmers qualify for the semifinals.

Tokyo:Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj's campaign in the Tokyo Olympics ended after he managed a time of 54.31s to finish his men's 100m backstroke heat in a creditable sixth place.

The 20-year-old has a personal best of 53.77s that he had clocked at the Sette Colli Trophy in Italy to qualify for the Tokyo Games in June.

Overall, Srihari was ranked 27 among the 40 swimmers. The top 16 swimmers qualify for the semifinals.

Earlier, Maana Patel, who qualified for the Games via a 'Universality quota', finished 39th in women's 100m backstroke after the culmination of all six heats.