Swimmer Bayan Jumaa qualifies for Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Moscow, SANA – Bayan Jumaa, a member of Syria’s national swimming team, has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (5-21 Aug).

Jumaa qualified after she won in a 50 meters freestyle race, achieving the qualifying number of 26.13 seconds at Russia Swimming Championships.

Since the beginning of 2016, Jumaa has been attending a rigorous training camp in Russia in preparation for the upcoming competitions.

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