{"id":429240,"date":"2026-05-07T02:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/429240\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T02:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:15:08","slug":"algerias-abdellah-ardjoune-claims-home-gold-as-egypts-mohannad-yasser-dominates-mens-200m-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/429240\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria\u2019s Abdellah Ardjoune claims home gold, as Egypt\u2019s Mohannad Yasser dominates men\u2019s 200m freestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abdellah Ardjoune was easily the most popular man at the Piscine Olympic Miloud-Hadefi on Wednesday, 6 May, holding off Egypt\u2019s Abdelrahman Amr to claim the men\u2019s 200m freestyle continental title in a time of 2:02.40 at the 2026 African <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/swimming\/\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;a0fdcde8-6e8e-486e-833d-9a4241985c0f&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-05-07T00:40:57.738Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;African Swimming Championships 2026: Algeria\u2019s Abdellah Ardjoune claims home gold, as Egypt\u2019s Mohannad Yasser dominates men\u2019s 200m freestyle&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-swimming\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-dz\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-eg\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-sn\\&quot;,\\&quot;oumy-diop\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-mixed\\&quot;,\\&quot;africa-editorial\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;African Swimming Championships 2026: Algeria\u2019s Abdellah Ardjoune claims home gold, as Egypt\u2019s Mohannad Yasser dominates men\u2019s 200m freestyle&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;african-swimming-championships-2026-abdellah-ardjoune-home-gold&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-swimming&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;SWM&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming<\/a> Championships.<\/p>\n<p>While the 25-year-old Algerian had established himself early in the race, Amr sought to reel in the three-time medallist at the African Swimming Championships in the final 50 metres \u2013 something the home crowd would not tolerate.<\/p>\n<p>Growing from shouts of encouragement to a full blown roar of support, they willed\u00a0Ardjoune towards the wall, and his first-ever gold medal at the African Swimming Championships. Amr finished runner-up in a time of 2:03.80, followed by South Africa&#8217;s Juan Boshoff in 2:04.00.<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian fans couldn\u2019t be too disappointed with the outcome, however, as\u00a0Mohannad Yasser delivered a session-defining performance in the men\u2019s 200m freestyle, powering ahead of South Africa&#8217;s Matthew Caldwell to claim the continental crown with a time of 1:49.35.<\/p>\n<p>Caldwell, already continental champion in the men\u2019s 800m freestyle, touched the wall second at 1:50.73 \u2013 more than a second ahead of Algeria\u2019s\u00a0Fares Benzidoun, who rounded out the podium in 1:51.97.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia\u2019s\u00a0Habiba Belghith managed to put a third nation on the winner\u2019s rostrum in the women\u2019s 100m breaststroke, claiming victory in 1:12.05, while Senegal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/oumy-diop\" 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data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oumy Diop<\/a> ruled the women\u2019s 50m butterfly with a time of 27.03 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>More action is due up from the 2026 African Swimming Championships on Thursday, 7 May, with the 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 50m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m backstroke, 400m individual medley and the 4x200m freestyle relay set to take centre stage in Oran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abdellah Ardjoune was easily the most popular man at the Piscine Olympic Miloud-Hadefi on Wednesday, 6 May, 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