Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun claims silver in parallel bars at 2024 Olympics

Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun won a silver medal in the parallel bars competition at the 2024 Olympics.

"Suspilne. Sport" reports this.

Illia Kovtun was the opener for the final and received a commendable score of 15,500 points. However, he could not top the Chinese contestant Zou Jingyuan, who dominated with an unbeatable score of 16,200 points.

Kovtun received a total of 7,000 points for the exercise's difficulty and 8,500 points for the execution. On the other hand, Jingyuan fell slightly behind with a difficulty score of 6.900 but more than made up for it with an impressive performance, earning 9.300 points. The Japanese contestant Shinnosuke Oka secured third place with a total of 15,300 points.

20-year-old Kovtun is participating in his second Olympic Games. At his first Games in Tokyo, he placed 11th in the individual all-around and 7th in the team event.

The Ukrainian athlete Oleh Verniaev competed in fifth place and scored 13,300. Unfortunately, he made a mistake during his routine and fell off the bars, causing him to finish in eighth place. However, in the 2016 Olympics, he was victorious in this event, winning the gold medal and also placing second in the all-around.

In the final, the other countries' performances were as follows:

• Zhang Boheng (China) scored 15.100,

• Ferhat Arikan (Türkiye) also scored 15.100,

• Wataru Tanigawa (Japan) scored 14.133,

• andZou Jingyuan (China) scored 16.200, ultimately winning the gold medal;

• Lucas Dauser (Germany) received a score of 13.700

• and Oke Shinnosuke (Japan) earned a bronze medal with a score of 15.300.

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It's worth mentioning that at today's Olympic Games in Paris on Monday, August 5, the Ukrainian national team will participate in 6 events. In total, 9 Ukrainian representatives will be competing.

For reference:

On July 26, the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games was held in the capital of France, Paris, officially kicking off the biggest sports event in the world. This year, for the first time, the celebrations were held not at the stadium but on the water. The 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26 to August 11.

• On July 29, saber fencer Olha Kharlan brought Ukraine the first medal of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris — she won the "bronze" match of the individual saber fencing tournament.
• On August 1, Serhii Kulish won silver in rifle shooting from three positions at 50 m, giving Ukraine its second award of the 2024 Games.
• On August 2, boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak succeeded by advancing to the semi-finals of the 2024 Olympics, which secured him a medal. He competed against Brazilian fighter Wanderley de Souza Pereira and ultimately won by a unanimous decision by the judges in favor of the Ukrainian.
• On August 3, in the finals of the 2024 Olympics, Ukraine won a gold medal in saber fencing in the women's team. For the first time, the Ukrainian national anthem was played during the winners' award ceremony at the 2024 Olympics.
• On August 4, 2024 Olympic Games final. Another Ukrainian jumper, Iryna Herashchenko, won a bronze award.
• On August 4, Ukrainian hammer thrower Mykhailo Kokhan became the bronze medalist of the 2024 Olympic Games. His best result is 79.39 m.