The gesture made by David Popovici to American Alexy, a few seconds after qualifying in the final at 100 m free

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A few seconds after finishing the race, Popovic He made a gesture of fair play, noted by the audience.

Photo gallery. The gesture made by David Popovici, immediately after qualifying in the final at 100 m free

The Romanian athlete applauded Jack Alexy for ranking first. The final is scheduled on Thursday, July 31, from 2:31 pm (Romania time), and a fire is announced, with several swimmers capable of descending under 47 seconds.

At the end of the race, David was the protagonist of a gesture that attracted the attention of spectators and cameras. Immediately after seeing the ranking, applauded Jack Alexy, in a fair-play gesture.

The first semi -final was awarded by Kyle Chalmers, with a time of 47.36 seconds, while Pan Zhanle came in 3rd place. Pan Zhanle, the Olympic champion, did not catch the final!

David Popovici managed to swim for the fifth time in his career under 47 seconds in the 100 m.

David Popovici will leave the corridor with number 5 in the final

• 1. Jack Alexy (US) »46.81

• 2. David Popovici (Romania) »46.84

• 3. Egor Kornev (Russia) »47.29

• 4. Kyle Chalmers (Australia) – 47.365

• 5. Maxime Grousset (France) »47.39

• 6. Matt Richards (UK) »47.59

• 7. Patrick Sammon (US) »47.62

• 8. Guilherme Caribe (Brazil) »47.64