The Ukrainian team won 138 medals and won first place at the Deaflympic Games in Caxias do Sul (Brazil), the Ministry of Youth and Sports reported.
According to the press service of the Ministry, at the XXIV Summer Deaflympic Games, the national Deaflympic team of Ukraine on the fourteenth day won another gold medal in men’s football.
“Over fourteen days of competition, Ukrainian athletes won 138 medals: 62 gold, 38 silver, 38 bronze, and eventually took first place in the team event and in the total number of awards,” the report says.
It is noted that this is the best result in the history of the performances of the Ukrainian deaflympians.
According to the report, the Ukrainian national team was represented by 170 athletes in 15 sports: badminton, basketball, wrestling, cycling, volleyball, judo, karate, shooting, athletics, swimming, beach volleyball, orienteering, table tennis, taekwondo and football.
The top three of the team standings also included the United States – 55 awards (20, 11, 24) and Iran – 40 (14, 12, 14).
