Abobakr Abass

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Abobakr Abass
Personal information
NationalitySudanese
Born (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, Breaststroke

Abobakr Abass Fadlallah Jalab (born 1 November 1998) [1] is a Sudanese swimmer. He represented Sudan at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. [1] He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre breaststroke events.

He represented Sudan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2] He was one of the flagbearers for Sudan during the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony on 23 July 2021, along with rower Esraa Khogali. [3] He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "ABASS Abobakr". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "Liste des porte-drapeaux des pays africains aux JO". VOA (in French). 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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Tokyo 2020
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Esraa Khogali
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