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Paralympics 2016: 12 medals for Ukraine

Паралимпиада-2016: 12 медалей для УкраиныUkrainian athletes continue to collect medals in the 15-year-old Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro.

A two-time winner of the Paralympics became an athlete Igor Flowers, which after the victory in the 100m in the style of Usain Bolt confirmed his strength and 200 metres. A second gold medal in Rio won and Denis Dubrov, and once again, the Ukrainian broke the world record, ahead of 0.19 seconds at a distance of 100 meter butterfly of his compatriot Maxim Kripke.

Two more gold medal in the piggy Bank put fencers Anton Datsko Andriy Demchuk brilliantly passed all tournament distance, never allowing their opponents to score more than 10 injections.

The silver medalists of the Games in Rio on the eve of steel swimmers Anna Stetsenko, Yaroslav Denisenko, Eugene Borodayko, Maxim Kripak, Olga Sviderskaya and athlete Oksana Boturchuk. Bronze in the asset swimmer Marina Poddubnaya and athlete Roman Pavlyk.

Ukraine confidently holds the third place in the medal standings – only China and the UK to actively add to your facial balance.

Medal standings after the fifth day:

Паралимпиада-2016: 12 медалей для Украины

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