National record holder KT Irfan on Sunday March 17,2019 became the first Indian
from athletics to qualify for the next year's Olympics while finishing
fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in
Nomi, Japan.
The 29-year-old Irfan clocked 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds to better the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualification standard of 1 hour 21 minutes.
The Olympics qualification period for race walk events and marathon race has begun from January 1 this year and will run till May 31, 2020.
The Olympics qualification period for all other athletics events will start from May 1 this year and will run till June 29, 2020.
No other Indian from athletics has so far qualified for Tokyo Olympics. The 29-year-old Irfan clocked 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds to better the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualification standard of 1 hour 21 minutes.
The Olympics qualification period for race walk events and marathon race has begun from January 1 this year and will run till May 31, 2020.
The Olympics qualification period for all other athletics events will start from May 1 this year and will run till June 29, 2020.
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