{"id":6880,"date":"2024-08-30T16:56:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.standwithukraineeurope.com\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2024-12-09T12:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:39:54","slug":"first-gold-medal-for-ukraine-at-the-paralympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standwithukraineeurope.com\/en\/first-gold-medal-for-ukraine-at-the-paralympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"First Gold Medal for Ukraine at the Paralympic Games!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udc4f Congratulations to Oleksandr Komarov! \ud83d\udc4f\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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The 36-year-old Ukrainian athlete from <\/span>Mariupol <\/b>claimed <\/span>Ukraine’s first gold medal<\/b> at the 2024 Paralympic Games by winning the <\/span>men\u2019s 100m freestyle S5 <\/b>final, setting<\/span> a new Paralympic record<\/b>!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf89 He had already secured a bronze medal the day before in <\/span>para swimming<\/b>, adding to his impressive record of <\/span>bronze and gold medals from Rio 2016<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This latest victory marks the <\/span>sixth Paralympic medal for the Ukrainian delegation<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview<\/a>, Oleksandr Komarov spoke about the <\/span>devastating impact of the war on preparations <\/b>for the 2024 Paralympic Games and <\/span>expressed his outrage over the inclusion of \u201cneutral\u201d athletes holding Russian passports<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A huge round of applause to him and his entire team for this incredible achievement! \ud83d\udcaa\ud83e\udd47\ud83c\udf0d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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