The flag was covered on Friday during a championship organised by the national swimming federation at the Rades Olympic pool.
Abubakar proved he has set his eyes on the 2024 Paris Olympic games.
The two were among a group of four men who had gone to the quarry to harvest concrete and other building materials when they decided to swim before embarking on the Job.
Ironically, Abubakar has been dropped from the Kenyan team for next year’s World swimming championship in Doha.
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