Oleh Kukharyk from Mykolaiv entered the semi-finals of the Olympics in the four-person kayak as part of the Ukrainian national team

Ukrainian team for rowing in four-person kayaks. Photo from the portal Vesluvannya Ukraine

On August 6, at the Olympic Games in Paris, the quarterfinals of the 500-meter rowing competition were held. The Ukrainian national team, which includes Mykolaiv athlete Oleh Kukharyk, made it to the semifinals.

The competition was broadcast live on «Suspilne.Sport», writes NikVesti.

The Ukrainian team finished fifth, ahead of the Lithuanian and Chinese teams with a time of 1:21.09.

Competition results. Screenshot from the broadcast

In addition to the athlete from Mykolaiv, Ukraine was represented by Ihor Trunov, Dmytro Danylenko and Ivana Semykin as part of the four-person rowing team.

The semi-finals will be held on August 8 at 12:50 p.m.

It is worth noting that for the first time in 28 years, Ukraine took part in the race in the men's kayak four at the Olympic Games.

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