Nigerian swimmer Chisa Kristabel Oldeide narrowly missed out on winning her 50m Backstroke heat after finishing second in Heat 2 at the ongoing competition.

Oldeide clocked 32.47 seconds to finish behind Maldives swimmer Thazkiyah Mirsaad, who claimed victory in the heat with a time of 32.01 seconds.

The Nigerian delivered a commendable performance but was edged out by Mirsaad by just 0.46 seconds.

Despite missing out on the top spot, Oldeide's performance represents another outing for Nigeria in the swimming events at the competition.