8th day of II European Games brings national team of Belarus 4 medals

The anthem of Belarus sounded in the Palace of Sports in honor of the triumphal performance of Irina Kurochkina in weight up to 57 kilograms. President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the athlete on the victory. "You did it because of your strong-willed character, skill and endurance! These qualities will allow you to stay on top of Olympus in the future. Well done!" - noted the Belarusian leader. Later, Vasilisa Marzalyuk took gold in the category up to 76. The champion was also congratulated by the Head of State. "Gold is a worthy reward for skill, commitment and dedication. You are our pride!"

Our athletes made yesterday a successful performance at the Dinamo stadium. They were the second in the team tournament. Competitions were held in a new format of dynamic athletics. According to qualification results six teams fought for medals. Only Ukrainians were ahead of the hosts, the third line was taken by Germany.
The best results among Belarusians were achieved by Kristina Timanovskaya in the sprint, Elvira German and Vitaly Parakhonko in hurdles, Maxim Nedosekov in the high jump and Tatiana Kholodovich in throwing a spear. The latter showed one of the highest world results this season - 67 meters 22 centimeters.

Immediately after the silver performance of the Belarusian team, chairman of the Federation Vadim Devyatovsky went down to our studio at the Dinamo stadium. He stressed that the team performed even more successfully than predicted. A year later, athletes expect a serious exam at the Olympics in Tokyo, where the task will be to win 3-4 medals. By the way, it was at the European Games that Tatiana Kholodovich fulfilled the qualifying standard for the Games.

On the cycle track, Anna Terekh won the bronze award in the scratch. In the final race, only champion Kirsten Wild from the Netherlands and Italian Martina Fidanza performed better.