The Doha’s World Swimming Championships were a bitter failure for Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui.
Drapeau of Tunisian swimming during these swimming Worlds, which take place five months before the Olympic Games, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui was out of the start to the start.
The defending Olympic champion of the 400m NL and double holding the title on 800m and 1500m, he failed in the conservation of his titles won in Japan in July 2023.
On February 11, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui failed to qualify for the final of the 400m by ranking 17th after having achieved a time of 3: 48.05. For his part, Ahmed Jaouadi also collected a setback in the same race, ranking 25th.
On February 13, rebelote for Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui, who failed to qualify for the 800m freestyle. He achieved a time of 7: 51.72 and arrived in 18th position.
This Saturday, February 17, 2024, Hafnaoui failed to qualify for the final of the 1500m freestyle after having finished in 7th place during series 4 and in 17th place in the general classification with a time of 17: 09.02.
Very disappointing during these Worlds, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui will have to quickly go up the slope if he hopes to win a medal at the Paris Olympics!