Ukrainian swimmer Denys Ostapchenko won gold at the Paralympic Games in the 50-meter backstroke in the S3 class.
This is stated on the website of the competition.
Ostapchenko showed the result in 45.16 seconds. Another Ukrainian — Serhii Palamarchuk — won a bronze medal at the same distance, his time was 50.48 seconds.
German Josiah Topf won silver in swimming with a time of 47.06 seconds.
- This is the fourth gold medal for Ukraine at these Games. Ukrainians also won 11 silver and 15 bronze awards.