Ukrainian Romanchuk fails to qualify for the 800m final at the 2024 Olympics
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Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk took 17th place in the 800-meter freestyle qualification at the Paris Olympics. The athlete expressed his disappointment with the result and is preparing for the 1500m qualification.
Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk failed to qualify for the finals in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, UNN reports, citing the results on the Olympic website.
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Romanchuk showed a time of 7:49.75 (+8.22), failing to make the top eight and finishing 17th.
We would like to add that Romanchuk holds the Olympic record for this distance.
The Ukrainian will still compete for the 1500m freestyle final, with qualifying taking place on Saturday, August 3.
Romanchuk made his first comment after failing to qualify for the 800m freestyle.
"I don't know what to say. I am in complete despair. This is not what I was preparing for, what I worked for all year. I can't say anything else. There are simply no words. There were two distances, and now I have one left. We need to draw conclusions as to why it is like this and approach the 1500 meters with a cold head," Romanchuk said in an exclusive commentary for Suspilne Sport.
