The next day of the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro for the Ukrainian athletes had bad luck.
Main medal hopes associated with swimmer Andrey Govorov, who is second reached the finals of the 50-Petrovka freestyle. Alas, in the final Govorov swam below their capabilities and took only the fifth place.
Adequately acted weightlifters Irina Deha and Alexander Peleshenko, who took fifth place in category to 75 and 85 kg, respectively. And Deha, and Peleshenko debuted at the Olympic games.
Judoka Yakov Hammo was considered one of the contenders for a medal in the category over 100 kg, but in the second battle the Ukrainian lost to the opponent from Kyrgyzstan and parted with hopes for a medal. Svetlana Yaryomka in category over 78 kg lost in his debut match.
Good chances of getting at least to the finals Paul Korostyleva, which is the first stage of qualifying in the shooting of a high-speed pistol, 25 meter distance. Qualification will continue at 15:00 Kyiv time.
Not to mention the first victory in Boxing – Tatyana Kob split decision lost world champion Stanimira Petrova, and the next rival Ukrainian will be the reigning Olympic champion Nicola Adams.
