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Maksym Koval (athlete)
Maksym Koval (born 12 December 1996) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete. He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Career He clinched gold medal in the men's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Initially the gold medal in the shot put event was awarded to Malaysia's Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Muhammad Ziyad bin Zolkefli (born 15 March 1990) is a Malaysia, Malaysian Paralympic athletics, Paralympic athlete who competes in T20 (classification), T20 classification shot put events. He has represented Malaysia in multiple Paralympic Game ... who also set a new world record twice, and broke the national record with a 17.94m throw during his 3rd throw at the final. However, he was later disqualified for not showing up on the court on time and a Ukrainian official had also shown his dissent over the gold medal being initially awarded to Zolkefli. Koval was awarded the gold medal. The inciden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Summer Paralympics
The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee. The Games were held in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024, and featured 549 medal events across 22 sports. These games marked the first time Paris hosted the Summer Paralympics and the second time France hosted the Paralympic Games, following the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes and Albertville. France also hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics. China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, China topped the medal table for the sixth consecutive Paralympics, winning 94 golds and 221 total medals. Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Great Britain finished second for the tenth time, with 49 golds and 124 total medals. The United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, United States finished third, with 36 golds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
