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.
Elsa Court
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