According to the results of the sixth day of the competition, the Ukrainian national team leads the medal standings of the Deaflympic Games, which are held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

According to the Tribuna. com, within the framework of the sixth day, the Ukrainian team won six medals in three sports - swimming, orienteering and shooting.

Ukrainians got two gold, silver and bronze.

Ukrainians won gold in the mixed relay sprint in orienteering. Team members - Yana Melnik, Dmitry Levin, Dmitry Plakhotnik and Anna Androsovich. Alexei Kolomiets also won the 200m breaststroke..

Silver was taken by swimmers Vladislav Gritsenko and in the women's medley relay Valeria Verniba, Irina Tereshchenko, Anita Makhnyk and Daria Tarasenko.

Bronze medals for Alexander Kostik and Violeta Lykova in 10m mixed air rifle shooting. Also, Anita Makhnyk won the third place in the medley at a distance of 400 meters..

Ukraine continues to lead the medal standings by a wide margin from the pursuers:.

Ukraine - 31-15-18 (64 medals).

USA - 12-3-14 (29).

Japan - 9-6-6 (21).

It is worth noting that the Deaflympiad is a competition among people with hearing impairments.. Ukraine in Brazil is represented by 170 athletes in 16 sports.

[see_also ids\u003d"

Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian national team for the first time won the medal of the European Curling Championship.