The Ukrainian weightlifting team will be represented at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
After the final qualifying competitions, 23-year-old Kamila Konotop retained her place in the top ten of her weight category, which guaranteed the athlete a ticket to the Games.< /p>
Konotop won a ticket to the 2024 Olympics
Kamila Konotop will compete for Olympic medals in the weight category up to 59 kg. In the Olympic selection ranking, she shared second place with a best result of 236 kg .
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In the world ranking, the Ukrainian lost only to the Chinese Luo Shifang, who is the world record holder with a result of 248 kg.
Most likely, Konotop’s license will be the only one for Ukrainian weightlifters for the Olympics in Paris. Anastasia Manevskaya (weight over 81 kg) and Svetlana Samulyak (weight 71 kg) also met the qualification standards , but they are outside the top ten of the world ranking.
A total of ten sets of medals will be awarded in weightlifting at the 2024 Olympic Games — five for women and the same for men. Maximum representation of one country — six licenses.
Ukraine has never missed an Olympic competition in weightlifting, but the representation of one athlete is an anti-record. As for Kamila Konotop, this will be her second Olympics. She finished fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Now the number of Ukrainian athletes who will be represented at the 2024 Olympic Games has increased to 84. As of now, it is known that our country will be represented in 15 sports.
