Athletistic / Swimming. The Russian team won the first gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris (France). Swimmer Andrei Kalina brought the first gold medal to the Russians.

He won the 100m breaststroke competition. Kalina competed in the SB8 class, in which Paralympic athletes with musculoskeletal disabilities participate.

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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.



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