Russian Dmitry Chernyaev won a gold medal in the swimming competition in the 100 m breaststroke at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Chernyaev covered the distance in 1 min. 31.96 sec., setting a world record.The silver medal was won by Colombian Moises Fuentes Garcia (1 min. 35.86 sec.), the bronze medal was won by Greek Antonios Tsapatakis (1 min. 40.20 sec.).The Russian national team takes the third place in the overall medal standings. The Russians have 47 medals on their account (15 gold, 9 silver and 23 bronze). The first and second places are taken by the national teams of China (95) and Great Britain (56).
