Polish wrestlers win European medals on home mat

Poles earned two medals, a silver and a bronze, on day two of the European wrestling championships, which are being held in Warsaw this week.

Poland’s Krzysztof Bieńkowski (left) in action against Zagir Shakhiev of Russia at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw on Tuesday.

Photo: PAP/Andrzej Lange

Poland’s Krzysztof Bieńkowski won silver in the men’s 65 kg freestyle, while countryman Radosław Baran took bronze in the 97 kg freestyle on Tuesday.

#WrestleWarsaw 65kg medal-match results:
🥇Zagir SHAKHIEV 🇷🇺 df. Krzysztof BIENKOWSKI 🇵🇱, 13-2
🥉Maxim SACULTAN🇲🇩 df. Andrei BEKRENEU 🇧🇾,5-2
🥉Ali RAHIMZADE 🇦🇿 df. Andrii SVYRYD 🇺🇦, 3-2 https://t.co/8RXyTHAcWR

— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) April 20, 2021

#WrestleWarsaw 97kg medal-match results:

🥇ZHABRAILOV 🇷🇺 df. Suleyman KARADENIZ 🇹🇷, 6-4
🥉Elizbar ODIKADZE 🇬🇪 df. Shamil ZUBAIROV 🇦🇿, via fall
🥉Radoslaw BARAN 🇵🇱 df. Murazi MCHEDLIDZE 🇺🇦, 8-1 https://t.co/UHWcCyn3kd

— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) April 20, 2021

Poland’s Radosław Baran (left) in action against Murazi Mchedlidze of Ukraine at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw on Tuesday. Photo: PAP/Andrzej Lange

About 400 wrestlers from 39 countries, both men and women, are competing for medals at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships, which run in the Polish capital from April 19 to 25.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl