Andrew Marcos Lagoutis came third in Dakar, winning the first medal for Cyprus in swimming at the 4th Youth Olympic Games, where he participated with the delegation of the Cyprus Olympic Committee at the 4th Youth Olympic Games “Dakar 2026”.
According to a statement by the COC, Andrew Marcos Lagoutis won the bronze medal in 50 m freestyle swimming, finishing in third place with a time of 23.04.
“Andrew’s success marks the first medal for Cypriot swimming in the history of the Youth Olympic Games and the third overall for Cyprus in the largest youth sports event on the planet,” the Cyprus Olympic Committee states, noting that Alexandros Poursanidis in hammer throw in Singapore in 2010, and Skevi Andreou in the 100 m in Nanjing in 2014 have won the other two.
Source: CNA
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