Donetsk, Nov 1 — DAN. Moe than 4,400 athletes from the Donetsk People’s Republic have taken part in All-Russian and international competitions since the beginning of the year, DPR Acting Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism Yury Martynov said on Wednesday.
The athletes competed as members of 321 teams winning 539 gold, 523 silver and 589 bronze medals, Martynov said adding that 184 sportspersons with disabilities had won 39 gold, 34 silver and 41 bronze medals.
The official cited figures for the first ten months of this year. Earlier reports said that a DPR bodybuilder had won gold as a Russian team member at an international tournament.*jk