Some Ukrainian athletes have already performed at the Olympic Games in Paris. Find out what results they have shown and whether there are any chances for medals at the moment

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The Summer Olympics have been taking place in Paris for several days now, with 140 Ukrainian athletes having obtained 123 licences to participate in 26 of the 32 Olympic sports. During these game days, some Ukrainians have already managed to compete. Here's a look at their results. 

Belodid leaves the Olympics

Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid lost to Japanese Haruka Funakubo due to disciplinary violations. 

The Ukrainian had a successful start at the Games in Paris. In the 1/16 finals, Bilodid put down Kiribati's Nehru Tibwa in 5 seconds, defeating her opponent by an ippon. 

However, in the next round, the Ukrainian had a more serious fight with Haruka Funakubo, twice a world vice-champion in the division (2022, 2023). During the fight, both athletes received a shido - a warning. As a result, the match went into extra time, where the Ukrainian lost, collecting three shidos.

Harlan to fight for medals

Fencer Olga Kharlan has already shown a good result at the Olympics, making it to the semi-finals. Thus, the Ukrainian athlete guaranteed herself a medal fight.

In the 1/4 finals, Harlan competed against Anna Marton of Hungary. The match ended with Harlan winning with a score of 15:7.

On the evening of 29 July, it will be revealed whether Harlan managed to win the first medal for Ukraine at these Olympic Games.

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Kostiuk, Svitolina, Yastremska and the Kichenok sisters: Ukraine's tennis results

Thus, Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostiuk made it to the 1/8 finals of the tennis competition at the Olympics. Kostiuk beat Frenchwoman Clara Burel in two sets (6:7, 2:6). Kostiuk will meet Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari in the 1/8 finals.

Meanwhile, Diana Yastremska failed to cope with Colombian Camila Osorio Serrano and dropped out of the Olympics. The Ukrainian lost in two sets (7:6, 6:4).

However, Ukraine is also represented at the Games in tennis by Elina Svitolina, who managed to make it to the second round yesterday, defeating Japan's Moyuka Utijima. In the second round of the Olympics in Paris, Elina Svitolina will play against American Jessica Pegula, who is ranked sixth in the world rankings.

In addition, Ukrainian sisters Liudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok started the women's doubles tennis competition at the 2024 Olympic Games with a victory - after two sets, the blue and yellows beat China's Xin Yu Wang and Saisai Zheng.

Other performances by Ukrainians

Ukraine finished fifth in men's 10m platform diving at the 2024 Olympic Games. The pair of Oleksiy Sereda and Kyrylo Bolyukh lost third place by just under 10 points.

Ukrainian Mykhailo Romanchuk did not qualify for the 800-metre freestyle final. He finished last (7:49.75 minutes), which is the 17th result in the qualification.

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We remind you! A special location will be launched in Ukraine for the Olympic Games, where you can cheer for the athletes and have fun yourself. And for those who prefer to watch the Olympics from home, several broadcast streams will be launched at once so as not to miss the competition. Find out where the Olympics will be shown in Ukraine and what events are being prepared for sports fans here.

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