Ukrainian wrestler Andrii Stadnyk has won silver medal in men's freestyle 66 kilograms at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
This follows from a statement made by the Olympics steering committee.
A. Stadnyk lost the final rassle to the Turkish wrestler Ramazan Shahin, World Champion 2007 and European Champion 2008.
This is the fifth silver of Ukraine at the 29th Olympics Games and eighteenth medal in all.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Ukrainian national Olympic team has won 16 medals at Beijing.
Golden medals were won by Natalia Dobrynska in athletics, Oleksandr Petriv in men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol, Artur Ayvazian in men's 50-meter rifle prone final, Viktor Ruban in archery, and women's saber rattling team.
Silver medals were won by Liudmyla Blonska in athletics, weightlifter Olha Korobka in +75 kg women, shooter Yurii Sukhorukov in men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions discipline, and wrestler Vasyl Fedoryshyn in men's freestyle 60 kilograms.
Bronze medals were won by wrestler Armen Vardanian in men's Greco-Roman 66 kg wrestling, wrestler Iryna Merleni in women's freestyle wrestling 48 kg, judo wrestler Roman Hontiuk in the judo men's 81 kg, divers Illia Kvasha and Oleksii Pryhorov in men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving, weightlifter Natalia Davydova in women's bodyweight category of 69 kg, and cyclist Lesia Kalytovska in women's individual pursuit three kilometers.
Ukrainian athlete Oleksandr Vorobiov won bronze medal in artistic gymnastics during the performance on steel rings at the Olympics in Beijing.
Olena Antonova won bronze in women's discus throw at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The 29th Summer Olympic Games are taking place in Beijing August 8 through August 24.
