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Noted intellectual, multiple world wrestling champ and later Hollywood star - Stanisław Cyganiewicz, born 140 years ago this day, was no April Fool

Billed as the ‘Mighty Son of Poland’, strongman Jan Stanisław Cyganiewicz was wrestling’s first world champion who would later die in poverty despite a glittering career. Public domain

Billed as the ‘Mighty Son of Poland’, strongman Jan Stanisław Cyganiewicz was wrestling’s first world champion who would later die in poverty despite a glittering career.

‘King of Cieszyn’ Jan Błachowicz to defend title in champion vs. champion superfight

VIDEO: In what has been described as the most anticipated clash of the year, the bout will see Błachowicz entering as underdog to Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya in Las Vegas on Saturday. 

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.

Poland wins three medals at European Wrestling Championships

Armenian-born Polish classical wrestler Gevorg Sahakyan won the silver medal in the 67 kilogramme category of the 2019 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania. Gold went to Atakan Yuksel of Turkey.

Polish wrestler wins bronze in European Championships

Magomedmurad Gadzhiev of Poland won the bronze medal in the 70kg category at the European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest on Tuesday.

European Wrestling Championships – Roksana Zasina wins silver

Roksana Zaspina (ZTA Zgierz) won the silver medal in the 55 kg freestyle category during the European Wrestling Championships, held in Kaspiisk, Russia. She lost to the Belarusian Iryna Kurochkina in the gold-medal match, which ended in a 4:4 draw.

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