Tunisia Teen Hafnaoui Storms to Shock 400M Freestyle Gold
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune I just put my head in the water and that’s it. I just can’t believe it. It’s a dream come true. Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui after winning 400m freestyle MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 swimming gold Qatar’s Younousse & Tijan begin campaign on high note Qatar’s Ayoub Elidrissi (in blue) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics judo men’s -66kg elimination round bout against Belarus’ Dzmitry Minkou at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) Left: Ayoub Elidrissi waits for his bout at the Nippon Budokan in Qatar’s Cherif Younousse (L) hits a shot past Switzerland’s Mirco Gersonas as Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan looks on in the men’s preliminary beach Tokyo on Sunday. volleyball Pool C match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on Sunday. The Qatar duo won 21-17, 21-16. (AFP) raise the scale of challenge TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tory over Adrian Heidrich and to final F of women’s single Esraa Khogali. termined to break my personal against top competitors. I have TOKYO Mirco Gerson of Switzerland sculls to be held on Thursday. Qatar’s Judo player, Ayoub record. been fond of triple jump since at the Shiokaze Park. Tala clocked a time of Elidrissi suffered a defeat “I’m very proud to be part my early years as a young girl, QATAR’s Beach Volleyball In their next match, You- 8:24:24 minutes to lead the at the hands of Belorussia’s of these Tokyo 2020 Olympic I did run of fantastic achieve- duo of Cherif Younousse and nousse and Tijan will take on standings ahead of Uganda’s Dzmitry Minkou in the Men’s Games as I have been dream- ments in the triple jump over Ahmed Tijan began their To- Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Kathleen Noble, Nigeria’s 66kg event. ing to participate in Olympics the past years, but in these kyo 2020 Olympics campaign Enrico Rossi who suffered a Esther Toko and Sudan’s Al Elidrissi participation in since long years ago, now my games, I represent my country on high note on Sunday. 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) defeat at the the Olympics is really a posi- dream turned into reality and in 100m event. Younousse and Tijan con- hands of USA’s Jake Gibb and Team Qatar rower Tala Abujubara tive turning point in his career I’m the only Qatari female ath- “So, shifting from sport tinued the solid performances Tri Bourne on Sunday. claimed the first place in E/F 1 which will help him improve lete to participate in the athlet- discipline to another had no they have shown on the FIVB Meanwhile, Team Qatar semi-final race on Sunday his international experience. ics competitions.” any negative effect on me, Beach Volleyball World Tour rower Tala Abujubara claimed to qualify to final F of women’s On the other hand, Team “Yes, it is a beautiful and right now I’m looking to fight since the start of the 2021 the first place in E/F 1 semi- single sculls to be held on Qatar sprinter Bashayer Al challenging task but I’m ready tooth and nail to break my season with a 21-17, 21-16 vic- final race onS unday to qualify Thursday. Manwari said, “I’m really de- to take the responsibility and personal record.” She added. MEDALS TALLY Tunisia teen Hafnaoui Country G S B T China 6 1 4 11 Japan 5 1 0 6 USA 4 2 4 10 S Korea 2 0 3 5 storms to shock ROC 1 4 2 7 Italy 1 1 3 5 Australia 1 1 1 3 France 1 1 1 3 Hungary 1 1 0 2 400m freestyle gold A woman walks in front of an electric bulletin board showing Japan’s Tunisia 1 1 0 2 Yui Ohashi, the gold medalist of the women’s 400m individual medley Austria 1 0 0 1 AGENCIES swimming event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Sunday. (AFP) Ecuador 1 0 0 1 TOKYO Iran 1 0 0 1 TUNISIa’s Ahmed Hafnaoui Ohashi takes gold for Kosovo 1 0 0 1 has shocked the swimming Thailand 1 0 0 1 world with a stunning victory Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 in the men’s 400m freestyle Japan in pool, Aussie final onS unday. The 18-year-old, who relay world record just three years ago finished Gymnastics eighth in the same event at the DPA minutes, more than 9 seconds 2018 Youth Olympic Games TOKYO slower than her world record Biles blunders but in Buenos Aires, beat off the at the Games five years ago. superstar stays in challenge of Australia’s Jack Japan’s Yui Ohashi took a “It doesn’t feel real. It is gold hunt McLoughlin and the USA’s Ki- first home swimming medal in like a dream for me,” said eran Smith to win gold. the pool on Sunday as Hunga- Ohashi. SIMONE Biles mixed brilliance After a lightning-fast first ry’s Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu Australia’s first gold medal with an unfamiliar touch of the 200m that was under world- lost her shine in the individual of the Games came in style erratic as she launched into record pace, times slowed in medley while Australia set a with the women’s 4x100m action at the Tokyo Olympics, just the second half of the race. world record in winning the freestyle relay by lowering about keeping alive the pros- However, Hafnaoui grew women’s 4x100-metre free- their own world record to pect of beating her Rio haul of stronger over the last 50 me- style Hosszu won both med- 3:29.69 minutes, from 3:30.05 four gold medals. The American tres, touching the wall in leys at Rio 2016 and has multi- in April 2018. gymnastics great headed the all- 3:43.36. ple world titles to her name but Bronte Campbell made a around individual standings, just Hafnaoui had entered the struggled in Saturday’s 400m solid if unspectacular open- ahead of the impressive Brazilian final as the underdog, hav- heats after a poor season and ing before Meg Harris moved Rebeca Andrade, with USA team- ing qualified eighth from the the 25-year-old Ohashi, an into a lead neither Emma Mc- mate Sunisa Lee in third. She re- prelims in a time of 3:48.68. Asian Games champion and Keon nor Bronte’s sister Cate mains in the hunt in six events, In 2019, he had stated his third at the 2019 worlds, took Campbell looked like losing to but it was far from a dominant intent to win gold in Paris full advantage. Canada, more than 3 seconds Biles at the Ariake Gymnastics 2024, however he can now Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui celebrates after winning the final of the men’s 400m freestyle swimming event Ohashi moved into the lead back in silver. Centre, and the United States call himself an Olympic during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) decisively in the third breast- The US claimed bronze team as a whole had an unusu- champion in Tokyo having stroke leg, after a nip and tuck ahead of the Netherlands. ally mediocre day. The Russian become the fifth Tunisian to in Tokyo. Hafnaoui joins compa- jing 2008. first half to the race, and held “Breaking the world record Olympic Committee gymnasts win a gold medal at an Olym- After the race, Hafnaoui triot Oussama Mellouli, who “I was in tears. When I see on through the freestyle to win is incredible,” said Bronte finished above them in the team pic Games. said: “I just can’t believe that, won Olympic gold in the the flag of my country, and I in 4 minutes 32.08 seconds. Campbell, who along with her standings for the first time since The young Tunisian swim- it’s amazing. I felt better in 10km marathon swimming hear the anthem in the back- American Emma Wey- sister also won the event five 2010 at a major event. Russia’s mer has strong athletic genes, the water this morning than event at London 2012, as ground, it was great. I’m so ant took silver, 0.68 seconds years ago in Rio. score of 171.629 suggested they with his father Mohamed yesterday and that’s it. I’m the the only Tunisian swimming proud of it.” behind, while her compatriot “We were just going out can post a major challenge in the Hafnaoui a former member of Olympic champion now. gold medallists. Hafnaoui is also scheduled Hali Flickinger took bronze at there to do our job and see final to the usually dominant US the national basketball team. “I just put my head in the “He’s a legend. I wish to be to compete in the 800m free- a distant 2.32 seconds. what we could do and to go (170.562), although Biles and However, now he has water and that’s it. I just can’t like him someday,” Hafnaoui style event that begins on July Spain’s Mirela Belmonte under 3 minutes, 30 seconds her team-mates will want to prove written his own slice of histo- believe it. It’s a dream come said of Mellouli, who also won 27th, with the final taking place took fourth with Hosszu a with this team is pretty in- themselves once again. (DPA) ry with a memorable victory true.” 1500m freestyle bronze at Bei- two days later on July 29th.