Day 12 of the Olympic Games: Khyzhnyak fights for gold
7 August 08:27
on 7 August, Ukrainian athletes will compete in 6 sports at the Olympic Games. In two of them, they will compete for medals.
Thus, at 23:51 Kyiv time, the men’s 80 kg boxing category will be fought for gold, with Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhnyak taking part. His rival will be Kazakh fighter Nurbek Oralbay.
In addition, at 8:30 a.m., the Ukrainian team will compete for medals in the mixed race walking relay.
Schedule of events
Athletics
08:30 – mixed relay race walk: Ivan Banzeruk, Liudmyla Olyanovska.
11:05 – Men’s high jump: Vladyslav Lavskyi, Oleh Doroshchuk, Andrii Protsenko.
Kayaking and canoeing
10:30 – Women, preliminary heats, 500m single kayak: Maria Povkh.
12:40 – men’s canoe single 1000m preliminaries: Pavlo Altukhov.
Greco-Roman wrestling
12:00 – men, up to 67 kg, 1/8 finals: Parviz Nasibov.
12:00 – men, up to 87 kg, 1/8 finals: Jean Beleniuk.
Women’s wrestling
12:00 – women’s 50 kg consolation bout: Oksana Livach.
Diving (3m springboard)
16:00 – women, qualification: Victoria Kesar.
Boxing (80 kg weight category)
23:51 – men, final: Oleksandr Khyzhnyak.
Where to watch
In Ukraine, the Olympic Games will be broadcast by Suspilne Sport and local Suspilne TV channels. Four additional streams of the competition with a Ukrainian commentator will be available on the Suspilne Sport website.
The Olympic Games will also be broadcast by Eurosport.
Medal standings
After 11 days of competition, Ukraine ranks 18th with 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
