Yelyzaveta Mereshko wins Ukraine’s first gold medal at 2020 Paralympics
She came first in women’s 50m freestyle, Ukrinform reports.
Paralympic records getting smashed all over the pool 💥
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 25, 2021
Yelyzaveta Mereshko takes #Gold in the Women's 50m Freestyle - S6 in a time of 33.11 for #UKR#ParaSwimming #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics
We love a close finish! 😍
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 25, 2021
Millimetres apart. #ParaSwimming #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/eKgweYuv1e
In total, Ukraine team has already won eight medals on the first day of the 2020 Paralympics.
Ukrainian swimmer Anna Honchar took bronze in women’s 50m freestyle.
Maksym Kripak came second in men’s 50 m freestyle. Oleksiy Virchenko got another silver in men’s 100 m butterfly. Swimmer Anton Kol won a silver medal in 100 m backstroke (S1).
Olena Fedota and Artem Manko won silver medals and Yevheniia Breus took bronze in wheelchair fencing.
At the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Ukraine team won 117 medals (41 gold, 37 silver, and 39 bronze), ranking third in unofficial team standings.
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