Kalontarov falls short in 100m butterfly event

Young swimmer fails to progress to semi-finals in Rio.

By Andrew Sherwood
  • Andrew Sherwood is the Jewish News Sport and Community Editor
9 August 2016, 5:24 pm
Ziv Kalontarov missed put on qualifying for the 50m freestyle semi-finals

Ziv Kalontarov has failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly event.

The 19-year-old, who won gold at the 2016 European Championships in Baku, finished in heat in sixth place in a time of 50.12, though it wasn’t quick enough to qualify for the semi-finals, with him eventually finishing 45th out of 59 places.

However, his Games aren’t over yet with him also competing in the 50m freestyle, the heats of which get underway on Thursday.

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