Athletes from three dozen countries identified the strongest in 21 disciplines at 18 venues over the past week, the agency reports. By the way, the Belarusian team won 6 gold, 22 silver and 56 bronze medals.
The captain of the Belarusian team at the Summer Olympics for the Deaf “We are together. Sport” Alexander Chernyak finished his performances with two gold and two bronze medals.
Each of his four outings, the champion of the Deaf Olympics, multiple champion and medalist of the world championships in athletics among the deaf, master of international class sports, the agency specifies, completed on the podium. In two personal races of 800 and 1500 meters, the leader of the Belarusian team won gold in a bitter fight. Both victories can rightfully be considered double: in the races, an athlete from Shchuchin snatched the victory from athletes from Kenya, champions of the XXIV Deaf Olympics last year in Brazil.
“I have only positive emotions from the competition,” Chernyak shared his impressions.
As already reported, the Summer Deaf Olympics “We are together. Sport” in Ufa became an alternative to the XXIV Deaf Olympics, which were held in 2022 in Brazil without the participation of Belarusian and Russian athletes. . Belarus was represented by 113 athletes in 13 disciplines.
