Ukraine's Andrii Khloptsev wins men's 50m butterfly gold

Ukraine take gold in 50m butterfly

Ukraine's Andrii Khloptsev has won the 50m butterfly gold medal at the European Games.

He recorded a time of 23.92s, just 0.05 seconds ahead of silver medallist Pawel Sendyk of Poland.

Russia's Daniil Pakhomov (24.02s) claimed the bronze medal ahead of his teammate Roman Shevliakov (24.05s).

Khloptsev will compete in the 50m backstroke heats on Friday.

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