At the World Junior Diving Championship, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Ukrainian athletes won 9 medals. The competition was attended by 242 participants aged 14 to 18 years. This is reported by UNN with reference to The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and the National Olympic team of Ukraine.
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In general, Ukrainians became leaders in the number of medals, taking first place among 42 countries.
The national team of Ukraine was represented by 14 divers, including 15-year-old Mark Gritsenko, who was a member of the Olympic team of Ukraine-2024, but did not participate in these competitions.
Ukrainian athletes have reached the podium 9 times, winning 2 Gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals.
Medalists:
- Mark Gritsenko-HSE;
- Diana Karnafel, Ksenia Bochek-springboard 3m, Synchron;
- Valery Maleev-springboard 2m;
- Daniil Avanesov-HSE;
- Mark Gritsenko, Sofia Vystavkina, Kirill Azarov, Ksenia Bochek-team competitions among mixed pairs;
- Ksenia Bochek-springboard 1m;
- Diana Shevchenko-HSE;
- Valery Maleev-springboard 1m;
- Dmitry Stepanov-springboard 3m.
recall
Ukrainian Yaroslava Maguchikh became the best track and Field Athlete of 2024 in the world.