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Kuwaiti swimmer Yousef Al-Askari won the first place in the 200m freestyle event of the 8th Asian Age Group Championships
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti swimmer Yousef Al-Askari won the first place Friday in the 200m freestyle event of the 8th Asian Age Group Championships, currently held in Bangkok, Thailand with participation of 31 countries.
In the tourney's second day, Al-Askari ended the competition, 18 year-old and above category, in 01:51.75 minute, Coach Ayman Al-Enaizi, head of the Kuwaiti team, stated to KUNA.
Meanwhile, swimmer Abdulaziz Al-Thowaihi finished in sixth place in the 400m freestyle event, Al-Enaizi noted, adding that Kuwaiti swimmer Ahmad Al-Bader is to compete in the 200m breaststroke event tomorrow, in addition to swimmer Yousef Al-Loughani in the 1,500m freestyle, 15-17 year-old category, and swimmer Al-Thowaihi in the 100m butterfly event, 15-17 year-old category.
The 8th Asian championship for age group is held under the auspices of the Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) and is to last until October 7th. (end)
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