On the first day of the Paralympics, Russia took third place in the medal standings. Swimmers won three golds

On the first day of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, the Russian team won six medals and took third place in the medal standings. It is available on the website of the International Paralympic Committee.

became the owners of gold medals Swimmers Valeria Shabalina , who set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly, Roman Zhdanov , who also completed the 50-meter breaststroke with a world record, and Anastasia Gontar (50-meter freestyle) . The silver medalist of the Games was Andrei Nikolaev in the 100-meter freestyle, the bronze medalists were Daria Pikalova and Vladimir Danilenko (100-meter butterfly and backstroke, respectively).

In total, 24 sets of awards were played today in Tokyo. In the medal standings Russia was overtaken by Australia with six gold, one silver and three bronze medals, as well as China (five gold, one silver and two bronze).

The Paralympic Games are held in Tokyo from August 24 to September 5. The Russians will perform under a neutral flag because of the sanctions of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

At the Olympics, which ended in Tokyo on August 8, Russia took fifth place in the medal standings, losing to the United States, China, Japan and Great Britain. Russian athletes also competed under the neutral banner of the Russian Olympic Committee. The Russians did not compete in basketball, baseball, softball, golf, surfing, skateboarding, football, or field hockey.