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Going for gold: Poland scores best international athletics results for 56-years

Poland’s athletes are celebrating after bagging 14 medals – three gold, six silver and five bronze – at the European Athletics Championship in Munich. RONALD WITTEK/PAP/EPA

The national squad bagged 14 podium finishes at the European Athletics Championship in Munich, among them three gold medals leaving the country sixth in the overall rankings.

Polish athlete takes bronze in women's 800m at European Championships

Poland's Anna Wielgosz took the bronze medal in the women's 800-metre run at the European Championships in Munich on Saturday.

Polish women take kayaking gold at European Championships

Polish athletes Karolina Naja and Anna Pulawska have won gold medal in the women's 500-m kayak doubles (K2) race at the European Championships in Munich.

Polish woman wins first marathon gold at European Championships

Athlete Aleksandra Lisowska has become the first-ever Polish woman to win gold in the European Championship marathon.

Another Belarusian sportswoman finds refuge in Poland

Olga Safronova, who was excluded from the Belarusian equestrian team at the Tokyo Olympics, is another sportswoman from that country, after Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who has found shelter in Poland, PAP has learnt.

PM says int'l community should oppose Belarusian aggression in Japan

After Poland issued a Belarusian athlete a humanitarian visa on Monday, the prime minister has argued that the aggression of Belarusian services in Japan should be firmly opposed by the international community.

PAP talks Russia ban with World Anti-Doping Agency chief

In an interview with PAP, the president of the World Anti-doping Agency, Witold Banka, discusses the successful prosecuton of Russia for institutionalised doping, the penalty imposed, and the future of the agency's mission.

Polish athlete nominated for Athletics Weekly's '75-year legend' award

The late sprinter Irena Szewinska is among five female athletes nominated for the title of '75-year legend' by the magazine Athletic Weekly.

Water hero Krzysztof is! Extreme athlete smashes Guinness record after swimming 48 hours NON-STOP!

Krzysztof Gajewski covered about 130 kilometres in his swim in a lake near Wrocław that began at 5 o’clock in the afternoon on Friday and finished at the same hour two days later.

Putting the dream on ice: the Polish Olympians who have to wait another year before going for gold

TFN finds out how athletes are coping with lockdown and the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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