Fahim Anwari(Persian/Dari:فهیم انوری) is an Afghan swimmer withtwo Afghan national records.[1]He is a member of Afghanistan's national swimming team.[2]During theCOVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan,Anwari trained atQargha Lake.[3]In April 2021,Afghanistan National Olympic Committeeannounced that Anwari will become the first swimmer torepresent Afghanistanat theOlympics.[4][5][6]Anwari received financial support from the IOC for his preparations for the Olympics.[7]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Afghanistan |
| Born | 5 May 1999 Kabul,Afghanistan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Career
editIn January 2021, Anwari began training at the FINA Development Centre inKazan,Russia.[8]In April 2021, he set two Afghan national records after being part of the FINA Development program inKazan.[9]At the2020 Olympic Games,he finished 69th in themen's 50 m freestyle.[10]
References
edit- ^"Fahim Anwari".fina-development.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Afghan Swimmer Prepares for 2021 Tokyo Olympics".TOLOnews.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Afghan Olympic Swimmer Amid COVID-19 Trains in Lake".TOLOnews.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^Faizi, Benafsha."Candidate Athletes – Olympic New Site".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-11-17.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Afghan swimmer Fahim Anwari sets new national record".ariananews.af.Ariana News. 5 April 2021.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"OCA » Afghanistan NOC celebrates two national records for swimmer Anwari".ocasia.org.Retrieved2021-06-02.
- ^"Scholarships boost Afghanistan taekwondo duo's bid to reach Tokyo 2020".insidethegames.biz.28 August 2020.
- ^"Swimming - ANWARI Fahim".Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-08-05.Retrieved2021-07-25.
- ^"Afghan swimmer Fahim Anwari sets new national record".ariananews.af.Ariana News. 5 April 2021.Retrieved2021-07-21.
- ^"Swimming - Fahim Anwari (Afghanistan)".the-sports.org.
External links
edit- Fahim AnwariatWorld Aquatics
- Fahim Anwariat SwimRankings.net
- Fahim AnwariatOlympics
- Fahim AnwariatOlympedia
