Kukharik and Trunov finished first in the 500m with a time of 1:28.30 minutes.

In the semi-finals of the twos, Kukharik and Trunov became second in their heat, losing to the Australians Jean van der Westgeizen and Thomas Green. However, in the final, the Ukrainians improved their performance and outstripped the Olympic champions by 0. 39 seconds. The third place was taken by the Portuguese - Joao Ribeiro and Messias Baptista.

Note that this medal is not the first for the guys at these competitions.. Earlier, Kukharik and Trunov with Dmitry Danilenko and Ivan Semikin became "

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" We are very glad that we won this distance, we were able to show that Ukrainians are the strongest nation that can compete in difficult conditions. Glory to Ukraine! "

But what Trunov said.

" We trained in very difficult conditions, outside the home. Haven't been home for more than 110 days. My grandfather, my mother, my sister - they all live in the war zone. My city was bombarded with rockets.

My parents hide in a hiding place under the house. There was a bombing of the railway station. Many people, many children died. Please help Ukraine"

In general, for the entire period of the competition, Ukraine won six medals - three " This allowed her, together with Germany, to take third place in the overall standings.. Spain won the medal standings (9 medals), second place in the asset of the Chinese (7).

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