“I congratulate Mikhail on the Paralympics gold!
Our cyclist today had no equal.
In qualifying, he set a new world record, and in the final he won his first Paralympic medal of his career.
Congratulations to the team coaches and the Russian Paralympic Committee! "
- the press service of the Ministry of Sports quotes Matytsin.
The Russian defeated Canadian Tristen Chernov in the final of the individual 3000m race in C1 class.
The bronze medal was won by Li Zhangyu from China.
Earlier, Astashov said that he expects to win several more gold medals at the Paralympics.