Bejino misses on final in first event in Tokyo Paralympics
MANILA, Philippines — Para swimmer Gary Bejino failed to qualify for the final in his first Tokyo Paralympics event, finishing last in his heat of the 200-meter individual medley SM6 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on hursday.
Bejino finished last among 17 swimmers with a 3:17.19 finish, more than 20 seconds slower than China's Jingang Wang who was the 8th swimmer to qualify with 2:50.23.
The Filipino para swimmer was up against Rio Paralympics medalists Jia Hongguang and Talisson Glock in his heat.
Hongguang finished in silver while Glock took the bronze.
Bejino competes in another event on Monday, August 30, in the Men's 50-meter butterfly.
He is also set to swim in two other events, the 400-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke all in the S6 categories.
Bookmark this page for updates on the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games. Photo courtesy of AFP/Philip Fong.
Bejino finishes last among 20 swimmers in his final event in the Tokyo Paralympics. He ends his stint without a finals berth. — Luisa Morales
Swimmer Gary Bejino fails to qualify for the final in his penultimate event in the Tokyo Paralympics.
The Filipino finished last among 13 swimmers in the two heats.
The top eight times advance to the medal rounds. — Luisa Morales
Filipino para swimmer Gary Bejino finishes sixth in Heat 1 of the men’s 400-meter freestyle with 5:52.28
He needs to finish in the top eight after two Heats to advance to the medal rounds. — Luisa Morales
Filipino para swimmer Ernie Gawilan finishes last in his heat with a time of 1:21.60 in the Men's 100 meter Backstroke S7 classification.
Gawilan places 10th overall, signaling the end of his tournament. — report from Kristofer Purnell
Jerrold Mangliwan finishes fourth in Heat 1 of the Men's 400meter - T52, he misses out on an outright berth to the Final. He still can book a slot though, if he is among the next two fastest after the Top 3 finishers in the Heats. — Luisa Morales
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