He won the 100m breaststroke competition. Kalina competed in the SB8 class, in which Paralympic athletes with musculoskeletal disabilities participate.
Alexander Tikhonov harshly criticised France for refusing Russian Paralympic athletes
It is worth noting that the 37-year-old swimmer has already become a four-time Olympic champion. Until 2013, he played for the Ukrainian national team.
Russian athletes at the Paris Paralympic Games are competing in neutral status.
Source: Sport

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