The Ukrainian became the champion of the 2024 Paralympics and captivated the network with incredible emotions. Video.

Ukrainian Viktor Didukh became a real star on social media after winning the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The 37-year-old from Lviv won gold in table tennis, defeating China's Shuai Zhao in the final in the MS8 class (tennis players play standing, have impaired movement of both arms or legs, moderate one leg or no limbs).

After realizing that he had become a Paralympic champion, Didukh burst into tears and then took the Ukrainian flag.

The emotions of the Ukrainian para-athlete did not leave internet users indifferent. Within a day, the video with Didukh received several hundred thousand views on social network X (formerly Twitter).

This was Viktor's second Paralympic gold medal in his career. In Rio 2016, Didukh, together with Maksym Nikolenko and Mykhailo Popov, became the champion in the team tournament.

Our compatriot also has two silver medals from Tokyo 2020 (in singles and team event). At the Paralympic Games in Paris, Didukh had previously won bronze in the mixed doubles together with Iryna Shynkarieva.

Viktor Didukh is a two-time world champion (2014, 2022) in singles tournaments. In 2023, he became the European champion in singles and doubles.

As OBOZ.UA reported, the day before, Ukrainian athlete Ihor Tsvetov forced Russians to listen to the Ukrainian anthem for the second time in a row at the 2024 Paralympics.

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