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Swimming: Houmed Houssein Barkat wins 100m backstroke silver

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Djiboutian swimmer Houmed Houssein Barkat won the silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Championships, finishing second in the event. Djibouti’s Secretary of State for Sport, Fatouma Ali Abdallah, congratulated him and the Djiboutian Swimming Federation, ADI reports.

Djiboutian swimmer Houmed Houssein Barkat won the silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Championships, the Djibouti Information Agency (ADI) reported on Thursday. He finished behind one of East Africa’s top swimmers.

Djibouti’s Secretary of State for Sport, Fatouma Ali Abdallah, congratulated Houmed Houssein Barkat and the Djiboutian Swimming Federation. She encouraged them to continue their efforts to develop swimming in the country, according to ADI.

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