He was still eagerly awaited. In the end, things don’t go as planned. Tunisian Olympic medalist Ayoub Hafnaoui was unable to qualify for the 800m freestyle final on Tuesday, July 27. He occupies the 6 th place of the 4 th group of the qualifications for the final and is classified in the 10 th position of the general classification with a time of 7mn49sec14.

The 18-year-old swimmer was therefore unable to validate his ticket for a second final. However, it is already making history. On Sunday July 25, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui actually created the first big surprise of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle with a time of 3mn43sec36