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Last Updated: February 19, 2024, 00:01 IST
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An Israeli medallist was booed by the gang in a bitter end to the Doha World Championships on Sunday, taking the gloss off some beautiful achievements within the pool highlighted by Sarah Sjostrom’s third consecutive 50 metres freestyle world title.
DOHA:An Israeli medallist was booed by the gang in a bitter end to the Doha World Championships on Sunday, taking the gloss off some beautiful achievements within the pool highlighted by Sarah Sjostrom’s third consecutive 50 metres freestyle world title.
Anastasia Gorbenko took silver within the ladies’s 400 metres particular person medley however her celebrations had been spoiled as a refrain of boos rained down from the terraces, drowning out her submit-race interview by the ground presenter.
The jeers continued as Gorbenko left the Aspire Dome pool, and he or she was booed once more on the medals ceremony although there was additionally applause. Briton Freya Constance Colbert gained the race.
The presence of Israeli swimmers on the championships has drawn criticism from some Doha media retailers and pro-Palestine teams amid Israel’s army marketing campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel.
Swimming’s world governing physique World Aquatics didn’t present fast remark.
World document holder Sjostrom earlier confirmed she would be the lady to beat for the Olympic 50m freestyle gold in Paris by rocketing to the title with a blazing time of 23.69, the fourth quickest in historical past.
“That was amazing…. I came here with confidence that I did a really good time yesterday,” mentioned Swede Sjostrom, who beat American silver medal winner Kate Douglass by greater than two-tenths of a second.
It was additionally an exciting finale for Ireland because the nation hailed a brand new distance champion in Daniel Wiffen, who obliterated the sector for the 1,500m freestyle gold, days after taking the 800m title.
Wiffen, who gained Ireland’s first swimming world title along with his 800m triumph, posted a time of 14:34.07, ending greater than 10 seconds away from runner-up Florian Wellbrock of Germany.
