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Pole wins world hammer throw title

Fajdek's winning throw checked in at 81.98 metres. Robert Ghement/PAP/EPA

Poland's Paweł Fajdek is the new hammer throw world champion after winning gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, while another Pole, Wojciech Nowicki, came away with a silver medal.

‘He’s lucky she didn’t throw a hammer at him’: Cops praise Olympic hammer throw champ after she seizes man trying to break into her car

Following the man’s arrest, Warsaw police posted on social media: "Anita Włodarczyk is ruthless not only in the stadium. The perpetrator was lucky that the champion decided to catch him and not throw a hammer at him.” 

From a gold-winning triple-jumper dubbed the Silesian Kangaroo through to a gold-smuggling discuss thrower in WWII, a new mural pays homage to 100 years of sporting legends

The medley of household names include gold-winning pole-vaulter Władysław Kozakiewicz whose celebratory ‘up yours’ gesture towards the Russian crowd scandalized the 1980 Moscow Olympics and world-record discus thrower Halina Konopacka who during WWII squirrelled Poland’s gold reserve to France.

Tokyo 2020: is Team PL on track for glory?

As the Olympics enters its final few days, we bring you the highs and lows of Poland’s week.

Poles take gold, two bronzes at Tokyo Olympics

Poland's Wojciech Nowicki won gold for the hammer throw at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday with a throw of 82.52m while teammate Pawel Fajdek threw the hammer 81.53m to take bronze, and a second bronze was won by Patryk Dobek in the 800m.

Poland wins gold, bronze in women's hammer throw

Poland's Anita Włodarczyk won an Olympic gold in Tokyo on Tuesday, dominating the women's hammer throw final. Another Pole, Malwina Kopron, has won bronze.

Hammer-throwing champ joins distinguished list of ‘inspirational women’ after being turned into Shero Barbie doll

Shero Barbies, an amalgam of the words ‘She’ and ‘Hero’ are produced by the same company that produces the original Barbie dolls, Mattel, and are awarded each year around to inspiring women around the time of International Women’s Day.

Paweł Fajdek wins hammer throw gold for Poland

Poland's Paweł Fajdek won hammer gold with a throw of 80.50m at IAAF World Athletics Championships, Doha 2019, Qatar on Wednesday.

We are the champions! Poland sweeps to glory in European Athletics Championships

With two sets of gold and silver, Poles began the tournament in Berlin on a high.

Poland steams into 2nd place triumph ahead of 6 other nations in Athletic World Cup

Successes in hammer throwing, 1500m run, triple jump and shot put ensured Poland’s brilliant achievement.

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Life

Teen sparks national mania after spotted reading book instead of smartphone while selling raspberries

The 13-year-old called Samuel charmed the country after being photographed on the high street in Gniezno which quickly went viral creating a wave of ‘Samuel-mania’.

The first report:

  • Average annual inflation high next year, central bank head says
  • PGNiG, Aker BP discover new oil, gas reserves in Norwegian Sea
  • Medical staff ok for fourth vaccine jab, minister says
  • Support gap narrows between ruling coalition, main opposition bloc
  • Two-digit inflation expected till year's end, economic institute predicts

Exclusive

Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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