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Petar Mitsin failed to qualify for the 400-meter final

The 18-year-old world record holder in the junior event finished in seventh position

Jul 27, 2024 13:47 218

Petar Mitsin failed to qualify for the 400-meter final  - 1

Peter Mitsin placed 21st in the 400m freestyle at the Olympic swimming tournament in Paris.

Under the gaze of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, the President of the BOK Stefka Kostadinova and the Minister of Sports Georgi Glushkov from the stands in the hall "La Defense Arena” Mitsin, the 18-year-old world record holder in the junior discipline, finished seventh in the final fifth heat with 3:49.30 minutes.

He fell five seconds short of his personal best, which would have been enough to qualify for tonight's final, which saw Germany's Oliver Klemett finish eighth in 3:45.75 minutes.

The fastest in the series was another German, Lucas Mertens, with 3:44.13 minutes.

After the competition, the head of state went to the Olympic village, where, together with the BOK chairman Stefka Kostadinova, he will meet with athletes from the Bulgarian delegation.