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Fiji's Grace Khelan falls just 0.23 seconds short of 50m Freestyle final

Fiji's Grace Khelan falls just 0.23 seconds short of 50m Freestyle final

Team Fiji swimmer Grace Khelan narrowly misses out on a place in the Women's 50m Freestyle final at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, finishing just 0.23 seconds outside qualification.

Khelan finishes 11th out of 68 swimmers in the heats, clocking 26.88 seconds.

She also competed in the Women's 50m Butterfly, recording 29.87 seconds to finish 19th out of 40 swimmers.

Meanwhile, fellow Fiji swimmer Thaddeus Kwong finishes 23rd out of 42 competitors in the Men's 50m Butterfly, clocking 26.53 seconds.

Team Fiji's attention now turns to triathlete Josiah Croker, who competes in the Men's Triathlon at 9pm tonight.

Khelan and Kwong also return to the pool for the 50m Backstroke events from 10pm tonight.

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