Filipina swimmer Angel Mae Otom finishes sixth in Paralympics 50m backstroke S5

Filipina para swimmer Angel Mae Otom qualified for and competed in the women's 50-meter backstroke S5 event at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday, September 5 (Manila time), finishing sixth with a time of 44.00 seconds.

Otom expressed disappointment over her performance but was proud to have secured seventh place overall after clocking 44.03 seconds earlier in the heats.

China's Lu Dong won gold with a time of 37.51 seconds, followed by He Shenggao and Liu Yu securing silver and bronze respectively with times of 39.93 and 42.37 seconds.

Turkiye’s Sumeyye Boyaci finished fourth at 43.30 seconds, while Great Britain's Tully Kearney placed fifth with a time of 43.40 seconds.

Otom aims to secure a medal in the women's 50m butterfly S5 event on September 7 (Manila time), where she hopes to end the country's eight-year medal drought.

In her previous race, Otom slowed down approaching the wall and missed out on a medal but vowed to do better in her next event.