On June 23, the competitions in athletics at the 2nd European Games finally kicked off. On the first day of the competition, athletes were to compete in 9 medal events in individual disciplines.
Belarusian javelin thrower Tatiana Kholodovich clinched gold with a throw of 64.37 meters! The Russian athlete Ekaterina Starygina claimed silver (63.57 m) and Latvian athlete Madara Palameika took bronze (63.22 m).
Congratulations to Tatiana and the whole Belarusian athletics team!
Press Service of the NOC Belarus
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