Iryna Kolyadenko reached the final at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, guaranteeing Ukraine the 12th award for Ukraine in these competitions. This was reported by UNN with reference to Suspilne.Sport.
Details
In the semifinals of the 62 kg weight category, the 25-year-old Ukrainian defeated Aisula Tynynbekova of Kyrgyzstan, a silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The match ended with a score of 9:2 in favor of our wrestler.
Prior to that, in the 1/8 finals Kolyadenko defeated Orkhon Purevdorj from Mongolia (8:7), and then in the quarterfinals defeated Bulgarian representative Bilyana Dudova (7:3).
Addendum
Iryna Kolyadenko is a bronze medalist of the 2020 Olympics. She is a three-time European champion (2021, 2023, 2024), won bronze at the 2020 European Championships, as well as silver (2019) and bronze (2023) at the World Championships.
Recall
As of Friday, August 9, Ukraine has already won one medal at the 2024 Olympics. Lyudmyla Luzan and Anastasia Rybachok won silver in the 500-meter double sculls .