Tunisia s Ahmed Hafnaoui celebrates after his unexpected victory in the final of the men s 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
TOKYO An 18-year-old Tunisian managed to pull off a surprise upset in the 400 meter freestyle swimming event, winning the fifth gold medal ever for his country.
Ahmed Hafnaoui erupted in jubilation when he realized he won in the extremely tight race, pumping his fists and placing both hands on his brow as he took in the victory.
He seemed genuinely shocked at the result: I just can t accept that it is too incredible.
Hafnaoui came into the race with the slowest qualifying time of the eight swimmers but he touched the wall first, beating out Australia s Jack McLoughlin by just 0.16 seconds. Kieran Smith from the U.S. took bronze, about a half-second behind the winner.
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