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Qatari team crosses English Channel

Published: 23 Jul 2018 - 01:43 am | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 04:57 pm
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A Qatari team has managed to cross the English Channel for the first time in the history of Qatari sport by successfully swimming across the British coast to the French coast, which is considered as one of the biggest athletic challenges in the world. The team, which comprises seven amateur Qatari athletes, managed to swim a distance of 48km in 16 hours and 34 minutes.