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2016 Olympics: Svitolina and rowers prevented by the weather

ОИ-2016: Свитолиной и гребцам помешала погода The Ukrainian program of the fifth day of the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro was significantly corrected due to weather conditions in Brazil.

The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina in the framework of the quarterfinals of the singles on the centre court was supposed to play with Czech Petra Kvitova, but the rain did not allow players to go on court.

In full day of competition was cancelled in the Ukrainian rowing four pairs (male – Ivan Dovgodko, Dmytro Mikhay, Artem Morozov, Olexandr Nadtoka; women – Daria Skygazer, Olena Buryak, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Eugene Nimchenko) had to swim finals.

Those Ukrainians who still happen to be, nothing to please failed (of course, with the exception of the silver medalist gymnastics all-around Oleg Vernaeve).

Fencers Olga Leleyko and Andrew Berry lost their debut fights, shooter Oleg Omelchuk again failed to qualify. Kedzhau Nyabali lost in the first round, and Anna Solovey and Andrey Grivko in individual races occupied the 20 th and 17-th place.

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