Putin honors Paralympic athletes and coaches: the medals awarded are of great weight
According to the presidential decree, athletes Anastasia Bagoyan, Alexey Bugaev, Varvara Volontsikina, Ivan Golubkov, and Sergey Sinyagin were awarded the Friendship Medal. They were honored for their "excellent athletic performance, will to win, perseverance, and relentless spirit" in the competition.
Coaches were awarded the Alexander Nevsky Medal, the Friendship Medal, and the First Class Order of the Motherland for ensuring the preparation of the athletes and achieving good results at the Italian Paralympics.
The Russian Paralympic delegation ranked third in the team medal table.
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