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There is the first medal of Ukraine at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Shpazhistka Catherine Chorny won the gold award.
In the final, the 17-year-old Ukrainian defeated the current world cadet champion Xie Kailin Xin Yan from Hong Kong - 11: 9.
For Ukraine, this is the first in the history of the fencing medal at the Youth Olympics.
“There are no words! This is something incredible! I can say that for me this victory is, above all, a victory over myself! It was not easy, but I was able to win and very happy. Youth Olympic Games are very important for me, I compare them with the world championships ", said Chorni.
Note that the Ukrainian team is represented by 55 athletes in 22 sports: badminton, 3x3 basketball, boxing, freestyle wrestling, cycling, rowing, canoeing, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, judo, karate, athletics , swimming, climbing, sports acrobatics, archery, bullet shooting, diving, modern pentathlon, tennis, taekwondo, fencing.