Ukrainian swimmers dominate at Paralympics with three more medal wins

At the Paralympics in Paris, Ukrainian swimmers Denys Ostapchenko, Andrii Trusov, and Serhii Palamarchuk won three additional medals—one gold, one silver, and one bronze.

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Andrii Trusov recently won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event for the S7 class. He completed the race in an impressive time of 4 minutes and 40 seconds, making a remarkable achievement in the final 50 meters by surpassing his opponent from Argentina, Iñaki Basiloff, by just 0.1 seconds. Despite falling short to the victorious Italian Federico Bicelli, who secured the gold medal, Trusov was only two seconds behind.

Following his previous victory in the same event, Trusov won his second silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley at the current Paralympics. Unfortunately, he was disqualified in the 100-meter breaststroke final.

Afterward, Ukrainian athlete Denys Ostapchenko secured Ukraine's fourth gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games by first placing in the 50-meter backstroke in the S3 category. Serhii Palamarchuk, also from Ukraine, earned a bronze medal.

As a result, Ukraine ranks 11th in the medal table, with a total of 30 medals won.

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The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games will be held from August 28 to September 8, 2024, in Paris at the same venues used for the Olympic Games.

This year, Ukraine is represented by the largest delegation in its history — 140 athletes in 17 out of 22 sports.

At the opening ceremony, the Ukrainian flag was carried by fencer Olena Fedota-Isaieva and rower Roman Poliansky.

At the previous competitions in Tokyo, Ukraine took 6th place in the medal count, having won a total of 98 awards, 24 of which were gold.

The Ukrainian national team claimed its first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games on August 29th. Swimmer Anton Kol secured the silver in the S1 class for the 100m backstroke event.

On August 30, Ukraine won its first gold medal. Ukrainian swimmer Oleksandr Komarov became the best in the 100-meter freestyle final in the S5 class.

It should be noted that Ukrainian Paralympians continue to win high awards for the 4th day at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

The "blue and yellow" team from Ukraine has already earned a total of 25 medals in France, placing 10th in the medal rankings with three golds.

• "Gold": Mykhailo Serbin (swimming, 100-meter backstroke, class S11), Oksana Zubkovska (athletics, long jump, class T12)
• "Silver": Roman Poliansky (academic rowing, singles, class PR1)
• "Bronze": Danylo Chufarov (swimming, 100-meter backstroke, class S11), Yevhenii Bohodaiko (swimming, 100-meter breaststroke, class SB6), Artem Kolinko (bocce, class BC4).

According to reports, Ukrainian bocce athlete Artem Kolinko has made history by winning a medal at the Paralympic Games for the first time. He has achieved the status of a bronze medalist.

Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Serbin has claimed the gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games, setting a new world record. This marks Ukraine's third gold medal at this year's event.