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MINSK, 12 December (BelTA) – Ilya Shimanovich of Belarus clinched silver at the 14^th 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, China, BelTA has learned.

The Belarsuian clocked 56.10 seconds in the Men’s 100m breaststroke. Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa claimed gold in 56.01. Bronze went to Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (56.13).

The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) are a biennial event. This year, taking part in the competitions are more than 900 athletes from 178 countries. The world’s sport forum will feature 46 medal events.