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Ukrainian athletes win 8 medals on day 5 of Paralympics

by Sonya Bandouil September 3, 2024 1:18 AM 1 min read
Ihor Tsvetov became one of the two Ukrainians who won gold on the fifth day of the 2024 Paralympics. (Getty Images/Ezra Shaw)
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On the fifth day of the 2024 Paralympic Games, Ukrainian athletes secured 8 medals.

The team currently has a total of 35 medals, including five gold, twelve silver, and eighteen bronze.

Denys Ostapchenko and Ihor Tsvetov brought home gold for Ukraine, with Ostapchenko winning in the 50-meter backstroke (S3 class) and Tsvetov triumphing in the 100-meter (T35 class).

Andrii Trusov secured silver in the 400-meter freestyle (S7 class), while Ilya Yaremenko also earned silver in the 50-meter freestyle (S13 class).

Bronze medals were won by Serhii Palamarchuk in the 50-meter backstroke (S3 class), Oleksiy Virchenko in the 50-meter freestyle (S13 class), Oleksandr Lytvynenko in the long jump (T36 class), and Zoya Ovsii in the discus throw (F51 class).

In 2024, Ukraine sent a team of 140 athletes to compete in 17 out of 22 Paralympic sports, marking the highest number of sports Ukraine has ever participated in at the Paralympics.

Ukraine secured a spot in the top 10 of the 2024 Paralympics standings after earning two gold medals on the fifth day, bringing their total medal count to the fifth-highest overall. China leads the medal count with 87 medals, including 43 gold.

Ukraine wins third gold at Paralympics
Ukraine won its third gold at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris on Sept. 1, after Mykhailo Serbin came first in the 100-meter backstroke.
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