Ukrainian cyclist and swimmer won gold at the 2016 Paralympics
Ukrainian Egor Dementyev completed the final race in cycling on a cycle track in Rio de Janeiro as part of the Paralympic Games.
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The official website of the competition reports this.
In the final race of high-class athletes S5 at a distance of 4000 meters, the 29-year-old Ukrainian was opposed by the Australian Alistair Donohoe.
At the beginning of the race, the Australian fell behind, but subsequently took the lead, but at the end of the race, the Ukrainian managed to break away by almost 7 seconds and win.
Today, another Ukrainian Paralympian Maxim Kripak, with a world record of 57,24 seconds, won a gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke, defeating high-class S10 athletes. This is Maxim Kripak’s second gold at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. Previously, the swimmer won the 50-meter freestyle.
In general, the Ukrainian team won 37 medals (including 12 gold) at the current Paralympics, which allowed the “blue-yellows” to move closer to second place in the standings – Great Britain (15 gold medals).
Ukrainian cyclist and swimmer win gold at the 2016 Paralympics