Jul 30, Kathmandu- Nepal's Alex Shah finished third in men's Swimming 100 Metre Freestyle at the Paris Olympics.

Shah came third in the Heat 3 competition held today. He crossed the prescribed distance in 51 seconds and 91 milliseconds. Along with this, Alex has also improved his national record in the 100 meter free-style. He set a national record by covering the distance in 52 seconds and 17 milliseconds at the World Championship held in Doha, Qatar last February.

Although he was third in the heats, Alex could not enter the previous stage. The rule is that after the heat 10 competition, the best 16 players will advance to the previous round.

Zaid Faisal M Alsarraj of Saudi Arabia became the first in heat 3 of 100 meters freestyle by covering the distance in 51 seconds and 21 milliseconds. Similarly, Adell Sabovic from Kosovo, who crossed the distance in 51 seconds and 77 milliseconds, came second.