Callum Dreyer made his intentions clear from the quarter-finals, beating Czechia’s Ondrej Zizka and clocking the second-fastest time across all quarter-finals (2:24.52).
He carried that momentum into the semi-final, defeating Italy’s Amad Moor in 2:29.35 to secure his place in the final.
And what a final it was! Callum went on to claim GOLD, beating Spain’s Diego Molina Martinez by an incredible 22.74 seconds in a time of 2:15.65🥇
An outstanding performance from start to finish. Congratulations, Callum 🇿🇦
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