October 11, 2024

Paralympic Games: Philippines' Angel Otom ends Paris 2024 fifth in women's 50m butterfly final

Paralympic Games: Philippines
Angel Otom recorded her best finish in the Paralympic Games during the women's 50m butterfly final. | Photo (c) Paralympic Games

Philippine para swimmer Angel Otom finished fifth in the women's 50m butterfly - S5 final of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

She recorded a time of 45.78, missing the podium by 2.08 seconds.

Her idol, China's Lu Dong, broke her own Paralympic record and the world record set by He Shenggao (39.32), by finishing in 38.17 seconds.

Shenggao took silver with 38.98, while Turkiye's Sevilay Ozturk settled for bronze with 43.70.

Otom, the 21-year-old Sports Science student from the University of the Philippines though, had a pretty good debut at the Paralympic Games with two appearances in the finals.

She first reached the women's 50m backstroke final, finishing sixth. The event was also won by Lu Dong.

 

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