On August 28, Yevhenii Bohodaiko was the first to swim the men's final in the 100-meter breaststroke in CB6, starting in the top three favorites of the competition. He was ahead of his opponent – Colombian Krispin Korso by 0.06 seconds and took revenge for the defeat at the World Cup.
"Sincere congratulations to the star of Ukrainian sports, our graduate Yevhenii Bohodaiko on a well-deserved victory and the seventh gold medal of the Paralympics in his career! He is one of the most experienced swimmers in the Ukrainian national team. In 2012 and 2016, he became the champion in this very 100-meter breaststroke.
Honored master of sports of Ukraine in swimming, twice awarded the Order of Merit of the II degree, six-time champion and seven-time winner of the Summer Paralympic Games was building a successful competitive career yet while studying at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports of the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”.
He was an active student who was interested in various sports. In 2018, we proudly congratulated Yevhenii on his achievements and successful completion of his studies, sincerely wishing him new accomplishments. So his example should inspire, especially those who seek to conquer the peaks in sports. I wish you new victories and success!” – congratulated him the head of the separate subdivision of the NGO “Student Sports Union of Ukraine” in Poltava region, the rector of the National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Professor Volodymyr Onyshchenko.
Second-year student at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports of Poltava Polytechnic Oleksii Virchenko brought a silver medal to the treasury of the Ukrainian national team.
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