Ukrainian athlete Oksana Zubkovska brought Ukraine its second gold medal at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Her victory in the long jump was a highlight for the Ukrainian delegation at these competitions.
The Ukrainian Paralympic team won a gold medal in track and field in Paris, becoming the second in the overall team standings. Oksana Zubkovska won the T12 .
Zubkovska, 43, has won gold medals in the event and at four previous Paralympics. She also set a world record of 6.60 meters at the 2012 London Paralympics, which still stands today.
How did Oksana Zubkovska perform in Paris?
Ukrainian athlete Oksana Zubkovska took the lead after her first jump of 5.64 meters. Already on her second attempt, she jumped 11 cm further than her rivals and consolidated her lead in the intermediate standings — 5.75 m.
Oksana managed to jump for the “gold” on her fifth attempt — 5.78 meters. This is a personal record of the current season for the Ukrainian. Competitor from Spain Sara Martinez stopped at 5:40.
Paralympics-2024: Ukraine's medals in athletics
In addition to Oksana Zubkovska's gold in the long jump, the Ukrainian team also has silver: Volodymyr Ponomarenko (shot put) and Vladyslav Bily (javelin throw) and Natalia Kobzar (200 m race).
Roman Danyliuk won the bronze medal in the shot put.
We will remind you that according to the results of the second day of competition, Ukraine rose from 17th to 13th place in the medal standings of the Paralympics. China is in the lead in terms of the number of awards.
