Russian Safronov won the 200m race at the Paralympics, setting a world record

Russian athlete Dmitry Safronov became the champion of the Summer Paralympic Games in the 200 m race.He covered the distance in 23.00 seconds, which is a new world record. transfers Interfax.

Ukrainian Igor Tsvetov was the second to cross the finish line, another Russian representative Artem Kalashyan (23.75) took the bronze medal.

Earlier at the Paralympics in Tokyo, Safronov, Tsvetov and Kalashyan took three medals, finishing at a distance of 100 m. Athletes represent the category of athletes with musculoskeletal disorders.

In another class of this category, Russian Andrey Vdovin took second place in the 200 m race. For him, this is the third medal of the Paralympics in Tokyo: he had previously won a gold medal in the 400 m race and a silver one in the 100 m race.

Vdovin covered the distance in 22.24 seconds. The winner was American Nick Mayhew (21.91 seconds) with a new world record. Brazilian Ricardo Gomez da Mendonca closed the top three (22.62 seconds).