Swimming champions overthrown
The Tunisian swimmer outperformed world and Olympic champions, Olympic champion Bobby Fink, who finished second with a time of 7 minutes and 56 seconds, and Charlie Clark in third with a time of 7 minutes and 58 seconds. Former world champion Kieran Smith finished fourth.
And in his second race at the Forum United State Which is one of the most prominent tracks in the World Swimming Championships, Al-Hafnawi was crowned with a second gold, which was in the 400-meter freestyle race when he again outperformed the 2022 American world champion Kieran Smith, ending the race in a time of 3 minutes, 47 seconds and 41 percent.
The Tunisian Olympic champion also succeeded, at dawn on Sunday, in winning the silver medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, after finishing in second place, behind a fierce struggle with the American Olympic champion, Bobby Fink.
The last race witnessed intense and exciting competition American swimmer By a fraction of a second, as he finished the competition with a time of 15 minutes, 6 seconds, and 53 parts per cent, while Tunisian Al-Hafnawi achieved a time of 15 minutes, 7 seconds, and 7 parts per cent.
And by winning two gold medals and one silver, he renewed the Olympic champion, and the maker of a remarkable achievement in the Olympics. Tokyo In July of the year 2021, the Covenant with Creativity, announcing his willingness to preserve his Olympic crown, after he secured his qualification for the upcoming Olympic Games, Paris 2024.
The Ministry of Sports and the Tunisian National Olympic Committee celebrated Hafnawi’s new achievement, which, according to observers, is a deserved culmination and pride, not only for sports. swimming Rather, it is for Tunisia in general, especially since it came at the expense of the most powerful and prominent swimmers in the world.
The Tunisian Olympic Committee described El-Hefnawi’s achievement as "A new challenge and a big gain for Tunisia" Stressing that she will continue to support and encourage the champion in future posts.
It was a meeting place "Knoxville" The international, which witnessed the participation of the most prominent swimming champions in the world, the first official race that Ayoub El-Hafnawi has entered since his move to Indiana in the United States of America, where he will continue his studies with his professional swimming, noting that he did not participate in many competitions after winning the Olympic gold. Tokyo In the 400-meter race, he was limited to some international tracks, including winning the silver medal at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi in the 1500-meter freestyle race in December 2021.
Although he was only twenty years old, Ayoub HefnawiBorn in December 2002 in the city of Metlaoui, in the governorate of Gafsa (south), he imposed himself strongly in the sport of swimming, especially in the free swimming races of various distances in Tunisia.
But the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics was the biggest turning point in his career when he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle, becoming the youngest Arab athlete to win gold in the history of Arab Olympic participation and the second Tunisian swimmer He won the gold medal in swimming after Osama Mellouli in Beijing in 2008.
Al-Hafnawi achieved his coronation at the age of 18 years, seven months and 22 days, breaking the record held by the Bahraini runner of Kenyan origin, Ruth Jebet, who won the gold medal in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games at the age of 19 years and 8 months.
Al-Hafnawi is the scion of a sports family, as his father, Muhammad Al-Hafnawi, was a basketball player, while his brother Mahrez is an athletics athlete.
And Job’s story began with swimming At the age of six, when his father joined him in the Tunisian Esperance Club, then he joined the Tunisian national swimming team at the age of twelve, and participated in the 200-meter, 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle races at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, and finished eighth in the 400-meter race and seventh in the sprint. 800 metres.
In addition to winning the Tunisian Championship with his club, the Tunisian swimmer won the bronze medal in the African Youth Championship, the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle race at the African Youth Games in Algeria, and he also participated in the French Swimming Championship and was crowned with several gold medals.
Hefnaoui, who will be one of the most prominent Tunisian athletes participating in the Olympics, is seeking Paris Next year, we will repeat the achievement of the Tunisian and Arab swimming icon, Osama Mellouli, who is the only Tunisian athlete to win two Olympic gold medals, in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 tournaments.
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At the beginning of his participation in theKnoxville“, Which is considered an international qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympic Games 2024. Last Thursday, El-Hafnawi won the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle race, where he finished the race, leading in a time of 7 minutes, 53 seconds and 10 percent.
Swimming champions overthrown
The Tunisian swimmer outperformed world and Olympic champions, Olympic champion Bobby Fink, who finished second with a time of 7 minutes and 56 seconds, and Charlie Clark in third with a time of 7 minutes and 58 seconds. Former world champion Kieran Smith finished fourth.
And in his second race at the Forum United State Which is one of the most prominent tracks in the World Swimming Championships, Al-Hafnawi was crowned with a second gold, which was in the 400-meter freestyle race when he again outperformed the 2022 American world champion Kieran Smith, ending the race in a time of 3 minutes, 47 seconds and 41 percent.
The Tunisian Olympic champion also succeeded, at dawn on Sunday, in winning the silver medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, after finishing in second place, behind a fierce struggle with the American Olympic champion, Bobby Fink.
The last race witnessed intense and exciting competition American swimmer By a fraction of a second, as he finished the competition with a time of 15 minutes, 6 seconds, and 53 parts per cent, while Tunisian Al-Hafnawi achieved a time of 15 minutes, 7 seconds, and 7 parts per cent.
And by winning two gold medals and one silver, he renewed the Olympic champion, and the maker of a remarkable achievement in the Olympics. Tokyo In July of the year 2021, the Covenant with Creativity, announcing his willingness to preserve his Olympic crown, after he secured his qualification for the upcoming Olympic Games, Paris 2024.
The Ministry of Sports and the Tunisian National Olympic Committee celebrated Hafnawi’s new achievement, which, according to observers, is a deserved culmination and pride, not only for sports. swimming Rather, it is for Tunisia in general, especially since it came at the expense of the most powerful and prominent swimmers in the world.
The Tunisian Olympic Committee described El-Hefnawi’s achievement as “a new challenge and a great gain for Tunisia,” stressing that it will continue to support and encourage the champion in future participations.
The “Knoxville” International Forum, which witnessed the participation of the most prominent swimming champions in the world, was the first official race for Ayoub El-Hafnawi since his move to Indiana in the United States of America, where he will continue his studies with his professional swimming, noting that he did not participate in many competitions after winning the Olympic gold. Tokyo In the 400-meter race, he was limited to some international tracks, including winning the silver medal at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi in the 1500-meter freestyle race in December 2021.
Although he was only twenty years old, Ayoub HefnawiBorn in December 2002 in the city of Metlaoui, in the governorate of Gafsa (south), he imposed himself strongly in the sport of swimming, especially in the free swimming races of various distances in Tunisia.
But the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics was the biggest turning point in his career when he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle, becoming the youngest Arab athlete to win gold in the history of Arab Olympic participation and the second Tunisian swimmer He won the gold medal in swimming after Osama Mellouli in Beijing in 2008.
Al-Hafnawi achieved his coronation at the age of 18 years, seven months and 22 days, breaking the record held by the Bahraini runner of Kenyan origin, Ruth Jebet, who won the gold medal in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games at the age of 19 years and 8 months.
Al-Hafnawi is the scion of a sports family, as his father, Muhammad Al-Hafnawi, was a basketball player, while his brother Mahrez is an athletics athlete.
And Job’s story began with swimming At the age of six, when his father enrolled him in the Tunisian Esperance Club, then he joined the Tunisian national swimming team at the age of twelve, and participated in the 200-meter, 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle races at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, and finished eighth in the 400-meter race and seventh in the sprint. 800 metres.
In addition to winning the Tunisian Championship with his club, the Tunisian swimmer achieved the bronze medal in the African Youth Championship, the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle swimming race at the African Youth Games in Algeria, and he also participated in the French Swimming Championship and was crowned with several gold medals.
Hefnaoui, who will be one of the most prominent Tunisian athletes participating in the Olympics, is seeking Paris Next year, we will repeat the achievement of the Tunisian and Arab swimming icon, Osama Mellouli, who is the only Tunisian athlete to win two Olympic gold medals, in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 tournaments.
