Serhiy Kulish wins silver in shooting.
Ukraine won its second medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Serhiy Kulish won “silver” in rifle shooting in three positions at a distance of 50 meters.
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In the qualification, Kulish showed the third result, scoring 592 points out of 600 possible. Our athlete was only two points behind the leader Liu Yukun from China.
The eight best shooters according to the results of the qualification reached the final. In the final, Kulish took second place with a score of 461.3 points. The “gold” was won by Chinese Liu Yukun – 463.6 points. The bronze medalist was Swapnil Kusale from India – 451.4 points.
For 31-year-old Kulish, this is the second Olympic medal in his career. At the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won silver in 10-meter rifle shooting.
Kulish's silver is Ukraine's second medal at the 2024 Olympics. The first award for our country was won by fencer Olha Kharlan – bronze in the individual sabre tournament.
Let's add that earlier at the 2024 Olympics, Kulish did not make it to the finals in the 10-meter rifle shooting, finishing 27th in the qualification.
See also: 2024 Olympic Games: medal standings
Ukraine is represented at the XXXIII Summer Olympics by 140 athletes competing in 23 sports. The Games in Paris will last until August 11.
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