Ukraine at Tokyo Paralympics: Swimmer Krypak wins his third gold

Ukrainian swimmer Maksym Krypak, 26, has won his fifth medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

On the eighth day of the 2020 Games, a Kharkiv-based athlete sealed gold in the 400-meter freestyle, Ukrinform reports.

Prior to that, Krypak won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, silver in the 50-meter freestyle, and bronze in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay.

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Krypak's gold medal became Ukraine’s 71st medal at the 2020 Games (16 gold, 34 silver, and 21 bronze).

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