Sports minister Zhdanov: Ukrainian athletes won 3,900 medals last year

Ukrainian athletes won 3,900 medals in 2017.

Youth and Sports Minister of Ukraine Ihor Zhdanov said this at a briefing on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Year 2017 was successful for our athletes and for the sports of our country as a whole. Ukrainian athletes won a total of 3,900 medals at all the international competitions," Zhdanov said.

The minister specified that 1,349 medals out of that number were gold ones.

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