On the first day of the 2026 Paralympics in Milan, where Ukraine is represented by 25 athletes and 10 guides, our athletes won six medals in biathlon.
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Taras Rad , Oleksandra Kononova and Oleksandr Kazik (guide – Serhiy Kucheryavy) climbed to the highest step of the podium in various biathlon disciplines, Yaroslav Reshetynskyi (guide – Dmytro Dragun) won the “silver”, and Lyudmila Lyashenko and Anatoly Kovalevskyi (guide – Oleksandr Mukshin) brought the “yellow-blue” the “bronze”.
According to the results of the first day of the competition, Ukraine ranks first in the overall team standings of the 2026 Paralympics (in terms of the number of “gold medals”).
The top ten medal rankings look like this (Milan 2026 awards have already been won by athletes from 16 countries):
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1. Ukraine — 6 awards (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
2. China — 6 (2−2-2)
3. Austria — 2 (2−0-0)
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4. USA — 2 (1−1-0)
5. Germany — 4 (1−0-3)
6. Norway — 1 (1−0-0)
6. Switzerland — 1 (1−0-0)
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6. Sweden — 1 (1−0-0)
9. Canada — 3 (0−2-1)
10. France — 2 (0−2-0)
As you know, at the 2026 Paralympics, which will last until March 15, 79 sets of medals will be played in six sports (mountain skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, snowboarding, hockey, curling). Ukraine will not be represented only in hockey and curling.
Recall that at the 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing, 29 Ukrainian athletes and guides competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon. With 29 medals (11 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze), Ukraine took second place in the overall team standings, behind China.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Ukraine decided to boycott the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games due to the participation of Russians and Belarusians under their flags.
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