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Ghanaian swimmer Abeiku Jackson finished first in his men’s 100 m butterfly heat on Thursday.
However, the lad missed out on semis.
The 21-year-old clocked a time of 53.39 seconds, beating the likes of Sajan Prakash of India and Moon Seung-Woo of South Korea.
The Ghanaian started his heat in style, dominating the race from the first turn to the finish line.
A determined Abeiku Jackson in lane 2 had hoped to make it to his first-ever semi-final in the Olympic Games by posting one of the 16 quickest times in the heats, but his efforts were not enough as the other heats recorded faster times than his.
Despite Abeiku Jackson missing out on the semis, Ghanaians on Twitter have shown some massive support for the swimmer.
Read some reactions from Twitter users below;
Ghana's 🇬🇭 Abeiku Jackson won the Mens Swimming 100m Butterfly Heat 2 with a time of 53.39s 🔥🔥
📹 Via [@SaddickAdams]#JoySports #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/W359mvgewu
— #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) July 29, 2021
Abeiku Jackson finish first in the men’s 100m Butterfly heat 2 🇬🇭#Tokyo2020 #Swimming pic.twitter.com/aS85p7skvM
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) July 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/kwamebenaiah/status/1420704468245614594?s=20
Abeiku Jackson is taking Ghana to the world 🇬🇭🕺
— The thinker man (@kwekuedilson) July 29, 2021
🇬🇭 Abeiku Jackson set a new national record for the mens 100m butterfly in todays heat at 53.39s He also holds the national record for: ✅ 50m butterfly ✅ 200m butterfly ✅ 50m freestyle ✅ 100m freestyle ✅ 200m freestyle He's still 21 years old. #Tokyo2020 #TeamGhana🇬🇭❤️👏 pic.twitter.com/KljUqHp03j
— Gh Marshal 💕🇬🇭🇳🇬🇺🇸 (@Gh_Marshal96) July 29, 2021
Abeiku Jackson finished first in the men’s 100m Butterfly heat 2 pic.twitter.com/vyPtrQJ0EB
— Eskhimy Piessie (@EskhimyPiessie) July 29, 2021
Good Afternoon @FancyDiMaria_
Congratulations to Abeiku Jackson, we are praying for him but he must push harder to win a medal in The swimming category
Listening the show inside the shop of @Ministersklodin #SportsCenter #TokyoOlympics #Tokyo2020— Hajj Blaq Arabiann (@HajjBlaqArabian) July 29, 2021
Abeiku Jackson missing out on the semis just because of 2m hurts.
Proud of you regardless….
— DELALI (@julsdereal) July 29, 2021
Despite winning his heat Abeiku Jackson doesn't qualify for the semi finals cos his time wasn't fast enough. Very well done regardless.
— stiff chocolate (@yirenchs_) July 29, 2021
Source: GhArticles.com
