Connect with us

Olympic Games

Kyle Micallef just misses out on national record in 50m freestyle heats at Paris Olympics

Kyle Micallef came close to setting a new national record at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Maltese swimmer places second in heat

Kyle Micallef came agonisingly close to setting a new national record in the 50 metres freestyle heats at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

The Maltese swimmer lined up in the fifth heat and was off to a storming start.

Micallef touched home in second place in a time of 22.89 seconds.

The Maltese swimmer’s time was a mere 0.09 seconds slower than his national record he set in Belgrade in June this year.

Fiji’s David Young won the race in a time of 22.71 seconds. Nigeria’s Tobi Sijuade finished behind Micallef in a time of 23.34 seconds.

Russian swimmer Evgenii Somov, who was racing under a neutral flag, placed fourth in a time of 23.43.

The other swimmers in the race are St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Alex Joachim (23.59), Syria Alaa Maso (23.90), Zambia’s Damien Shamamb (24.09) and Malawi’s Filipe Gomes (24.11).e

Despite his strong performance Micallef failed to make it to the semi-finals of the 50m free heats, thus his experience at the Paris Olympics came to an end on Thursday.

Related Topics
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement

World Cup News

Advertisement

More in Olympic Games