Doubles table tennis: Ukraine wins its ninth medal at 2024 Paralympics

Suspilne Sport reports.

Didukh and Shynkarova secured bronze on the second competition day, defeating the tandem from Brazil in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Ukrainian athletes competed against the Chinese tandem of Zhao Shuai and Mao Jingyan, who were the number four.

Viktor Didukh and Iryna Shynkarova won the first two games with a score of 11:9, but lost the next three, including the deciding game (10:12).

Paralympic Games 2024. Table tennis, semifinals, mixed doubles (class XD17)

China - Ukraine 3: 2 (9:11, 9:11, 11:9, 11:6, 12:10)

Despite losing in the semifinals, Ukrainian tennis players won bronze. This is Ukraine's first medal in table tennis at the 2024 Paralympics, and it was won in the mix of the doubles tournament, which debuted at these Games.

Ukraine's performance

At the Games in Paris, Ukrainian Paralympians won gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals. Ukraine's team is ranked 10th in the medal standings.

Gold medals:

Oleksandr Komarov (swimming, 100 m, freestyle, men, class S5)

Silver medals:

Anton Kol (swimming, 100 m, backstroke, class S1), Iryna Poyda (swimming, 200 m, freestyle, class S5), Vladyslav Bilyi (javelin throw, class F38), Iryna Poyda (swimming, 100 m, freestyle, class S5),

Bronze medals:

Anna Gontar (swimming, 50 meters, freestyle, class S6), Oleksandr Komarov (swimming, 200 meters, freestyle, class S5).