Israeli Swimmer Mark Malyar Qualifies for Paralympic 100m Backstroke Final

Following two gold medals at the Paralympic Games in Paris, Mark Malyar is aiming to become the third Israeli athlete to win gold, or at least a third medal. The 24-year-old swimmer, who won three medals at the 2020 Tokyo Games, qualified for the 100-meter backstroke final this morning and will compete for the medal this evening. Malyar finished second in his heat with a time of 1:07.73 minutes, qualifying in third place overall. Only Kote Kubota from Japan and Inigo Sanz from Spain clocked faster times. Malyar won bronze in Tokyo and two gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley. Shmulik Daniel finished first in the singles rowing consolation round with a time of 9:22.47 and also qualified for the final, which will take place tomorrow.