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Wrestling: Nine medals for Poland at Warsaw Euros

26.04.2021 07:50
Poland scooped nine medals, four silver and five bronze, at the European wrestling championships, which ended in Warsaw on Sunday.
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Polands Mateusz Bernatek celebrates advancing to the final in the mens 67 kg Greco-Roman at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw.
Poland's Mateusz Bernatek celebrates advancing to the final in the men's 67 kg Greco-Roman at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Poland’s Mateusz Bernatek took the silver in the men’s 67 kg Greco-Roman on the last day of competition in the Polish capital.

Poland's Mateusz Bernatek (wearing red) in action against Serbia's Mate Nemes in the men’s 67 kg Greco-Roman gold medal bout at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw on Sunday. Poland's Mateusz Bernatek (wearing red) in action against Serbia's Mate Nemes in the men’s 67 kg Greco-Roman gold medal bout at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw on Sunday. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

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Earlier in the championships, Poland’s Anhelina Łysak won the silver in the women’s 55 kg, while countrywoman Katarzyna Mądrowska took the bronze in the 62 kg. Aleksandra Wólczyńska added another bronze in the women's 65 kg on Friday.

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On Thursday, Poland’s Roksana Zasina won the silver in the women’s 55 kg, while countrywoman Anna Łukasiak took the bronze in the 50 kg.

On Wednesday, Poland's Eduard Grigoriew grabbed the bronze in the men's 61 kg freestyle.

A day earlier, Krzysztof Bieńkowski claimed the silver for Poland in the men's 65 kg freestyle, while countryman Radosław Baran took the bronze in the 97 kg freestyle.

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

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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl

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