Within a short time, we were able to enjoy two gold medals, with which the Hungarian team once again made history. Zsófia Konkoly became the queen of the 100-meter butterfly, and Bianka Pap became the queen of the 100-meter backstroke.

Zsófia Konkoly won gold in the 100-meter butterfly

On Thursday, Zsófia Konkoly won a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly, in the S9 category, at the Tokyo Paralympics. Bianka Pap also won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke on Thursday in the S10 category at the Tokyo Paralympics.

The 19-year-old competitor from Pécs - whose right arm did not develop properly - won the preliminary race on Thursday morning and reached the evening final with the best time of 1:07.05 minutes. There, turning second at fifty meters, he won with a great hair, a Paralympic record of 1:06.55 minutes.

Zsófia Konkoly won her third medal in the Japanese capital, as previously she was second in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle. With its victory on Thursday, the Hungarian delegation collected its twelfth medal and at the same time its fifth gold.

Bianka Pap is a gold medalist in the 100-meter backstroke

The Hungarian entrant in the S10 category - whose left tibia did not develop properly due to a skiing accident as a child - was the fastest in the morning preliminaries and overall with 1:09.71 minutes, then "swam" the field in the evening final, leading all the way, and 1: She won with a time of 06.70 minutes, more than two seconds ahead of second place Aurélie Rivard.

The 21-year-old swimmer from Vasas won the Hungarian delegation's 13th medal and at the same time its sixth gold. Pap - who is the world and European champion in the 100 backstroke and was second at the Rio Paralympics - can stand on the podium for the second time in the Japanese capital, having won silver in the 400 breaststroke on Wednesday.

Source: MTI

Photo: The winner Zsófia Konkoly (j) after the final of the S9 category of the women's 100-meter butterfly at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics postponed to 2021 due to the worldwide coronavirus epidemic at the Aquatic Center on September 2, 2021. MTI/Koszticsák Solid