Klim Gnedchik became European champion U15 in modern pentathlon

Belarusian athlete Klim Gnedchik won the European Championship among boys and girls up to 15 and up to 19 years in Portugal. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of sports, writes sb.by.

Klim won the gold medal in the individual standings in the category U15 in the tetrathlon format (swimming - obstacle course - laser run). The young athlete scored 1,254 points and overcame the distance with a 23-second advantage. Another representative of Belarus Denis Zhigalov became the vice-champion of the competition. It is worth noting that Zhigalov at the finish was just a split second ahead of his peers from Poland and Italy.

The Belarusians were able to replenish the medal piggy bank in the team competition as part of Klim Gnedchik, Denis Zhigalov and Alexei Korzhavin.

For the Belarusian team, this is the fourth gold at the tournament on Friday, September 11. Earlier among girls under 15 years of the strongest was our Alice Kvashnevskaya. In addition, Belarusians won the team tournament.