Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi triumphs in 800m freestyle at championships

Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi clinched his first significant title by winning the 800m freestyle at the world swimming championships on Wednesday, executing a perfectly timed strategy.

Jaouadi made his decisive move halfway through the race in Singapore, pulling ahead to finish in 7 minutes 36.88 seconds, outpacing German competitors Sven Schwarz (7:39.96) and 400m champion Lukas Maertens (7:40.19).

Having placed fourth at last year’s…