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Ukrainian swimmers win first 4 medals at Paris Paralympics

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Ukrainian swimmers win first 4 medals at Paris Paralympics
Ukrainian swimmer and silver medalist Anton Kol (L), gold medalist Kamil Otowski from Poland and bronze medalist Francesco Bettella from Italy pose during the medal ceremony of the men's 100m backstroke S1 on day one of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Paris on Aug. 29, 2024 (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Ukrainian athletes have won four medals, two silver and two bronze, at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Aug. 29.

Swimmer Anton Kol secured Ukraine's first medal at the Games, taking silver in men's 100m backstroke S1. Kamil Otowski from Poland took gold.

Anna Hontar won a bronze medal in women's 50m freestyle S6. She was bested by victorious Chinese athlete Jiang Yuyan, who was followed by U.S. swimmer Ellie Marks.

Swimmers Iryna Poida finished second in women's 200m freestyle S5 and Oleksandr Komarov was third in men's 200m freestyle S5, bringing Ukraine two more medals.

A total of 140 Ukrainian athletes will compete in 17 sports at the 2024 Summer Paris Paralympic Games, which kicked off on Aug. 28.

Ukraine took sixth place at the 2021 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, winning 98 medals, including 24 gold ones.

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Kateryna Denisova is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in Ukrainian politics. Based in Kyiv, she focuses on domestic affairs, parliament, and social issues. Kateryna began her career in journalism in 2020 and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Before joining the team, she worked at the NV media outlet. Kateryna also studied at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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