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Olympics 2024: Belarus’ Yauheni Zalaty wins silver in men’s single sculls final
MINSK, 3 August (BelTA) – The rower Yauheni Zalaty won a silver medal during the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris, BelTA has learned.
Yauheni Zalaty started competing during the Games exactly a week ago by securing a victory in the preliminary heat. The Belarusian beat the quarterfinal race on 30 July and went to the finals on 1 August after getting the second best time in the semifinal race. Today in the decisive race 500 meters before the finish line Yauheni Zalaty was sixth, but in the final leg of the distance he outpaced almost all his rivals and eventually won silver with a result of 6:42.96. German Oliver Zeidler became the champion while the Dutch rower Simon van Dorp took bronze.
This silver is Belarus’ first Olympic medal in rowing since the Games in Beijing in 2008. Yauheni Zalaty is the first man to win an Olympic medal in this sport in Belarus’ sovereign history. The second place at the Olympics is the main achievement in Yauheni Zalaty’s adult career. Last year the Belarusian athlete was seventh at the world championships. This season he was fifth at the European championships and third at one of the stages of the World Cup.
Thus, the Belarusian delegation of neutral athletes has already won three medals of the Olympic Games in Paris. The day before Ivan Litvinovich became the champion in men’s trampoline jumping while Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya won silver in girls’ trampoline jumping.
Lukashenko congratulates rower Yauheni Zalaty on Olympic silver, birth of son
MINSK, 3 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Yauheni Zalaty, a member of the national rowing team, on winning a silver medal during the Olympic Games in Paris, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed: “By demonstrating will, cool-headedness, and enviable tactical mastery, you continued the glorious victorious traditions of domestic rowing and filled hearts of Belarusian fans with joy and pride. I think this Olympic success has become a genuine gift in honor of the birth of a son. We heartily congratulate you on that as well.”
The president wished strong health, happiness, and wellbeing in the family to Yauheni Zalaty. “I am convinced that new sport peaks await you in the future,” the Belarusian leader noted.
NOC president congratulates Yauheni Zalaty on Olympic silver
MINSK, 3 August (BelTA) – President of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus Viktor Lukashenko has congratulated the rower Yauheni Zalaty on winning a medal at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris, the NOC press service told BelTA.
Today Yauheni Zalaty came in second in the men’s single sculls final, trailing only German Oliver Zeidler. This Olympic medal became the first one for the Belarusian rowing team in the last 16 years.
“Dear Yauheni! You’ve snatched this medal in a beautiful and tense struggle, beating many of the strongest rivals by decisive fractions of a second and demonstrating that today you are one of the world’s best. The entire country cheered for you. You demonstrated an unbending character and managed to gift the Olympic medal to Belarusian fans, to the coaching staff and, of course, to your family! I am sure that together we can overcome any circumstances and withstand any pressure and moral pressure with dignity. May the name of the Belarusian rowing sport sound loud in the international arena again and again,” the congratulation sent by the NOC president reads.
The Belarusian rower Tatsiana Klimovich finished the Games eighth among women. The gold medal went to Karolien Florijn of Netherlands.
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