Three awards were presented to Ukrainians.
Ukrainian track and field athletes won medals of the largest European competitions after , how the medalists from Russia were disqualified for doping.
This was reported by the Athletics Federation of Ukraine.
Anna Ryzhikova, after the disqualification of Russian Iryna Kolesnichenko, rose to the second position in the 400-meter hurdles years and is now the silver medalist of the European Championship-2012.
Taras Neledva, after the disqualification of the Russian Kirill Sukharev, became the bronze medalist in the long jump at the European U-23 Championship in 2013.
Ivan Banzeruk became the silver medalist at the distance of 50 km at the 2015 European Sports Walking Cup after the disqualification of Russians Mykhailo Ryzhov and Ivan Noskov. Ukraine also rose to the second position in the team standings of this discipline.
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