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Triple-Threepeat for Kirsty Coventry as she grabs her 3rd gold medal!
11 Sep 2015 at 16:11hrs | Views
Kirsty Coventry has won another gold medal in the 200m backstroke at the ongoing African Games in Congo Brazzaville.
Kirsty has won the 100m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley and now the 200m Backstroke.
Coventry also helped Zimbabwe to win another medal (bronze) in the 400 meter mixed medley.
Zimbabwe is now lying 4th on the swimming medal table in theAllAfricaGames.
In the men's 50m Freestyle Zimbabwe's GUNN Sean qualified after clocking 23.56, but luck was not on WETZLAR Peter's side as he clocked 24.17. In the 200m Medley - Series LAWSON James qualified after clocking 2'10.94.
In the 50m Freestyle GUNN Sean finished in number 5.
Below is Kirsty Coventry's tweet confirming her victory.
I did it-Triple Threepeat! 3x African Champion x3 events: 100m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley & now 200m Backstroke. #Gold #History
— Kirsty Coventry (@KirstyCoventry) September 11, 2015Source - Byo24Sports
