Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Zahov gbara asọmpi naanị na 100 m breaststroke ụmụ nwoke na 2000 Summer Olympics na Sydney. O nwetara FINA B-cut nke 1:05.60 site na
European Championships na Helsinki, Finland. Ọ gbara ndị ọzọ na-egwu mmiri asaa na okpomọkụ atọ, gụnyere onye meriri asọmpi Olimpik ugboro atọ bụ Jorg Lindemeier nke Namibia. Ọ zọpụtara ebe nke asaa n'elu Hakan Kiper nke Turkey site na 0.37 nke nke abụọ na 1:07.09. Zahov enweghị ike ịga n'ihu na ọkara ikpeazu, ebe o tinyere iri ise na asatọ n'ozuzu n'ụbọchị mbụ nke prelims.