Ukrainian gymnast Kovtun wins silver at Paris Olympics

Ukrainian gymnast Kovtun wins silver at Paris Olympics

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Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun has claimed a silver medal in the men's parallel bars event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 20-year-old resident of Cherkasy scored a 15.500, Ukrinform reports.

This is the second Olympics for Kovtun. At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Ukrainian took 11th place in the men's individual all-around event and was seventh in the team competition.

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