Race

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. pzla.pl

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.

Armless driver leaves competitors in a cloud of smoke in the professional world of drifting

Despite losing his arms in a motorbike accident Bartosz Ostałowski has turned his dream of becoming a professional racing driver into reality.

Poland's Kubica takes third place in Sunday's DTM series race

Robert Kubica (BMW M4 DTM) placed third in Sunday's DTM series race at the Belgian Zolder track.

Pedal power: the history of the Tour de Pologne

TFN takes a pictorial look back at Poland’s most famous cycling race.

Crowds flock in for big day at Warsaw races

Three-year-old mare Pride of Poland brings in the big prize at racing gala that marked the 80th anniversary of the opening of Warsaw’s Służewiec Racecourse.

Wonder woman conquers world in globe’s most extreme cross-country race

TFN travelled to Wieliszew, central Poland, to sit down with Patrycja Bereznowska the winner of this year’s edition of the gruelling 24-hour run Badwater competition.Covering 217km non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Badwater 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race anywhere on the planet. 

Youth sailing festival unfurls its sails off Gdynia’s shores

The port will play host to the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships between July 13-19.

Athletes take on “extreme uphill event” by scrambling up a ski jump

The Red Bull 400 saw competitors run, scramble and climb up the ski jumping slope in Zakopane.

How very Nice! Our man ‘takes one for the team’ so pals can take 1st AND 2nd place in Nice-Paris race

After coming third Kwiatkowski explained: “We were under pressure, but we didn’t panic. The attacks came from many directions. The most important thing is that we won, which was the goal before the start.” good teammate when he deliberately came in third to allow Colombian Egan Bernal to win the entire cycle.

Oarsome! Kraków lad to set the pace at Oxford-Cambridge boat race

The Boat Race is one of the oldest sporting events in the world, attracting up to 250,000 members of the public as well as Oxbridge students and alumni to the banks of Thames, with tens of millions of others watching it on TV.

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