Iryna Kurochkina to fight for Olympic gold today

Aleh Yurenia and Mikita Borykau competed for awards in the final of the kayak doubles for a thousand meters on the 14th day of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Belarusian crew took the 7th place. Our athletes could not make it to the finals in other competitions. In the 500-meter single kayak races, Volha Khudzenkz and Maryna Litvinchuk stopped at the semifinals, as did Alena Nazdrova, who competed in a canoe at a distance of 200 meters.

Today the medal box of the national team of Belarus will definitely be replenished. Iryna Kurachkina made her way to the final in women's wrestling in the category up to 57 kilograms. The rivals of the Belarusian are the hostess of the competition - Kawai Risako. The opponent is the Olympic champion of Rio de Janeiro. But there she performed in weight up to 63 kilograms. An exciting battle for gold will begin at 3:15 pm. Iryna Zhuk is preparing to perform in the final in pole vault. The strongest athletes in this discipline will begin to compete for the medals of the Games at 1 pm. Iryna's best result in the season is 4 meters and 74 centimeters, which allows us to count on an award as well.