On the eve the Ukrainian athletes could win the medals, but remained without prize-winning places.
The men’s team of Ukraine on fencing on the sword played in Rio in the status of current world Champions – Dmitry Kyrychenko, Bogdan Nikishin, Anatoliy Gerey and Maxim Firewood in the 1/4 finals confidently coped with the Russians (45:32), but then were defeated by Italy (33:45), and in the match for
bronze didn’t pressurize the Hungarians (37:39).
Oleg Verniaiev after silver in the all-around unsuccessfully started the fight for the medals in the individual disciplines. The strongest gymnast in the country, carrying out its programme, jumped from his horse and could no longer count on high scores. The eighth place.
Elena Fedorova in diving with three-meter springboard settled for 11th, the penultimate position. Ukrainka in the net can bring only the last attempt, the successful execution of which allowed St to avoid the last place in the final.
Two Ukrainian shooter Serhiy Kulish and Oleg are unable to reach the final in shooting from the 50-metre three positions. Zarkovo, to qualify for the medal shootout was just one shot in ten, As three.
However, on the eve of Rio came not only news with a negative shade. Bogdan Bondarenko and Andriy Protsenko both reached the finals in the high jump, and Olga Zemlyak sensationally qualified for the decisive race on 400-metrovke.
