Ukraine Wins Its First Gold Medal At 2026 Winter Paralympics

RunWithRugs · 2026-03-10T02:08:26+00:00

Taras Rad won the men's sitting sprint race at the para-biathlon event, finishing in 19:55.5 minutes without any misses. He secured his second Paralympic gold medal, with Chinese athletes Liu Mengtao and Liu Zixu taking second and third places.

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2026-03-10 02:08:26

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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Twenty-eight para-biathletes took part in the men’s sitting sprint race. Among them were five Ukrainians: Oleksandr Aleksyk, Pavlo Bal, Vasyl Kravchuk, Taras Rad, and Hryhorii Shymko, according to Ukrinform.

Taras Rad crossed the finish line in 19:55.5 minutes and completed the distance without any misses.

Chinese athletes took second and third place. Liu Mengtao finished 9.3 seconds behind (0 misses), and Liu Zixu finished +17.6 (0).

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This is Rad’s second Paralympic gold medal after his triumph in Beijing in the 12.5 km race.

Photo: facebook/OlimpiadiMilanoCortina2026.

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