Milestone for Poland in women’s ski jumping

Poland’s Kinga Rajda finished sixth in a women’s ski-jumping World Cup event at the weekend, marking the best result for any Polish woman in the sport’s history.

Kinga Rajda, pictured in October 2019.

Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot

Austria’s Chiara Hölzl won the competition in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Sunday, ahead of runner-up Maren Lundby of Norway and another Austrian, Marita Kramer, in third place.

Poland’s Rajda produced jumps of 128 and 127 metres to secure her first-ever top 10 World Cup finish.

Previously the best a Polish female ski jumper had achieved was Rajda's 21st place in a competition in Sapporo, Japan, in January, Poland's PAP news agency reported.

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Source: PAP