Alexander Tovkai was the leader after the fencing qualifying round, but in the show jumping his horse refused to jump over an obstacle three times
Ukrainians Alexander Tovkai And Vladislav Chekan did not make it to the finals of the competition pentathlon on Olympics 2024.
Let us recall that Alexander was leading after the first round of fencing, which took place on Thursday. However, in the show jumping semi-final, his horse refused to jump over one of the obstacles three times, after which Tovkay was not awarded points for the round. Alexander took 17th place in the B semi-final.
Chekan was 20th after the fencing round on Thursday. In the semifinals, Vladislav was 11th, 11 points behind the qualifying ninth place.
In Semi-final B, the best result was shown by Japanese Taishu Sato and Korean Chun Un-tae, who scored 1515 points each. In Semi-final A, the best result was shown by Egyptian Ahmed Elgendy, who set a new Olympic record (1516). The final competition will be held on August 10.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will end on August 11. The competitions will feature 329 sets of awards in 32 sports. Ukraine is represented in Paris by 140 athletes in 23 sports – this is the smallest representation of the blue and yellow during the Olympics.
- Olympic Games 2024. Modern Pentathlon. Individual competitions, men. Semifinal B
1. Taishu Sato (Japan) – 1515
1. Chun Un-thae (South Korea) – 1515
3. Giorgio Malan (Italy) – 1511
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11. Vladislav Chekan (Ukraine) – 1486
17. Alexander Tovkai (Ukraine) – 1222
Source: Sportarena
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