Today on the tartan tracks of the Komazawa Olympic Stadium, Victoriia Aksenova shone once again, winning a gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles!
The athlete from Kolomna finished confidently with a time of 1:00.74, leaving her competitors behind by more than 4 seconds. This medal became the fifth gold for our track and field athletes at these 25th Summer Deaflympics and the second for Victoriia, while in her career, it's her third (2017, 2025). At the finish line, Victoriia was just a hair's breadth away (only 0.52 hundredths of a second) from breaking the world record held by her compatriot Asya Khaladzhan. Nevertheless, she is the Tokyo Games champion, and that says it all.
Simultaneously, at the cycling center, the final and most challenging individual 100-kilometer road races were taking place for the male cyclists. About fifty men had to race 20 times around a five-kilometer loop with considerable uphill "climbs" and steep descents. Just past the halfway point, Egor Gavrilov broke away from the main peloton alongside a British cyclist, and a little later, the highly experienced Dmitry Rozanov joined them. Using his strategic tactics and increasing the pace and speed with each lap, which became too much for the British rider, our cyclists continued their rivalry as a duo.
A beautiful finish at the line, to the applause of fans, was marked by Dmitry proudly raising his bike overhead, having overtaken our Egor with a swift sprint in the final laps by almost two and a half minutes, and all other competitors by five to six minutes overall. The invincible Dmitry Rozanov won his third gold medal of these Games, adding to his career collection of six gold medals. For Egor, it's his first and most valuable silver medal of the Games! Bravo!
In the women's 50-kilometer marathon road race, 24 participants started, who raced almost the entire distance in a tight group, taking turns leading. This time, Elizaveta Bavykina managed to show her fighting spirit and serious determination, enduring and withstanding the insane pace set by the Chinese cyclists on the final stretch. And as a result, a long-awaited bronze in the final race of the Games! We believe that our young athletes now have many bright achievements and victories ahead! The cyclists leave the Games having won as a quartet: four golds, one silver, and one bronze!
Wrestler Alexey Shemarov from Kaliningrad triumphed in the Greco-Roman wrestling final in the super heavyweight category up to 130 kg! In the decisive match, our wrestler confidently defeated the representative from Kazakhstan, Shonkai Kairathan, with a score of 10:0 (four turns in parterre worth 2 points each, a point in standing, and a point for a mistaken protest from the opponent's coach) and ascended to the top step of the Deaflympic podium!
The final medal of today's competition day was won by swimmer Stepan Skosyrskii from Tomsk, who, in a tense battle in the 200m individual medley, snatched the silver medal with a time of 2:08.20. First place was taken by Ryutaro Ibara from Japan (2:06.11).
Congratulations to Stepan on his first Deaflympic medal! We wish him further victories and new heights in sports! The final result of the day for our team is 14 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze medal!
RESULTS:
Athletics
400m Hurdles. Women:
1. Victoriia Aksenova 1:00.74
2. Nieves Medina Freya Danae (Mexico) 1:04.88
3. Coopwood Olivia Nicole (USA) 1:05.67
Individual Road Race
Men - 100km:
1. Dmitry Rozanov 2:58:28
2. Egor Gavrilov 3:00:50
3. Musashi Fujimoto (Japan) 3:04:01
Women - 50km:
1. Meng Yan (China) 1:47:51
2. Wang Qiq (China) 1:47:51
3. Elizaveta Bavykina 1:47:54
9. Alisa Viktorovna Bondareva 1:50:01
Tomorrow promises to be a busy day! Track and field athletes Ardashir Mumindzhanov and Iuliia Abubiakirova will compete for medals in their disciplines: Ardashir in the pole vault and Iuliia in the 800 meters. Karate and Taekwondo competitions begin. Swimmers continue their fight for medals.
Also, an important day for tennis players: both mixed doubles pairs will battle for medals. Polina and Dmitry for gold, Vladislav and Anastasia for bronze.
Follow our athletes' performances in live broadcasts!
Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Maria Mazhenina
Photos: Mikhail Sinitsyn, Valery Kobzarenko, Alexey Shemarov, Ilya Sarykin
Translation: Daria Kudelina
