The Slovak hero proved it again: We won the thrilling final and we are celebrating gold! – Športky.sk

TOKYO – Slovak boccists won gold medals in the doubles competition at PH 2020 in Tokyo. Samuel Andrejčík, Michaela Balcová and Martin Strehársky won in the BC4 category in Saturday’s final over Hong Kong 3: 2.

The pair Andrejčík, Balcová, with substitute Strehárský, lost in the battle for gold after the first end 0: 1, but in the following he turned the course and in the third he increased the lead to 3: 1. Opponents from Hong Kong only managed to reduce in the final fourth end. For Andrejčík, this is his second triumph in Tokyo, he also enjoyed gold in an individual competition. Balcová was eighth among the individuals, Strehársky 21.

The Slovak national team did not lose even at the doubles tournament. They advanced to the semifinals as the winners of the A-group with a 100% balance, when they gradually defeated the Brazilians 7: 3, declassified the Portuguese 10: 1 and did not give the British a chance (8: 0). In the final group match, they lost to Canada 2: 3, but in the last end he managed to turn the situation to 4: 3. Even in the semifinals with the Russian team, they made up for the loss. After the second end, they lost 1: 2, but the other two won 2: 0 and advanced.

This is the tenth medal for the Slovak team in Tokyo, with four gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

PH 2020 – box:
BC4 – final: Slovakia – Hong Kong 3: 2
BC4 – semifinal: Slovakia – ROC 5: 2

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