Runa Pradhan Explained

Runa Pradhan (ne|रुना प्रधान) (born December 5, 1984) is a Nepalese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] Pradhan competed for Nepal, as a 15-year-old teen, in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[2] She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 31.70.^[3] She challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including Cambodia's two-time Olympian Hem Raksmey and Maldives' 13-year-old Fariha Fathimath. She scorched the field to race for the third seed in 31.28, cutting off her lifetime best and a Nepalese record by 0.42 seconds. Pradhan failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed sixty-sixth overall in the prelims.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Runa Pradhan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/runa-pradhan-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 25 June 2013.
2. News: Humagain. Mukul. Sydney 2000: Not a chance. Nepali Times. 24 September 2000. 25 June 2013.
3. Web site: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 2 . . . . 164 . 14 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
5. Web site: Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 50m Freestyle). https://archive.today/20130615050120/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesResults/sep22.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 14 June 2013.
6. News: Goonetilleke. Asoka. Susanthika qualifies for 100m semis. The Island (Sri Lanka). 24 September 2000. 25 June 2013.