Five gold and two bronze medals won by Belarusian Paralympic team

With five gold and two bronze medals Belarus has risen to the 13th line in the overall standings in the Paralympic Games in Brazil. Today, Andrey Pranevich won the competition among fencers. Another gold was taken by swimmer Vladimir Izotov, who set in Rio de Janeiro a new Paralympic record in the hundred-meter breaststroke. Head of the National Olympic Committee President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated today"s Paralympic champions.