Rowing: Gold for Poland at world championships in Shanghai 

Mirosław Ziętarski and Mateusz Biskup won gold for Poland in the men’s double sculls at the world rowing championships in Shanghai on Friday, earning their country's second medal at the regatta.

Mirosław Ziętarski and Mateusz Biskup.

Photo: PAP/EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA

The Polish pair crossed the line 1.60 seconds ahead of Serbia, while Ireland took the bronze.

🚩 FINAL A: Men’s Double Sculls (M2x)

🥇 Miroslaw Zietarski (b), Mateusz Biskup (s), Poland
🥈 Martin Mackovic (b), Nikolaj Pimenov (s), Serbia
🥉 Philip Doyle (b), Fintan McCarthy (s), Ireland#WorldRowingChamps #WRCHShanghai pic.twitter.com/A5xlf3qvwN

— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 26, 2025

Polscy wioślarze mają złoto MŚ!

Więcej👇https://t.co/Er0QsZmsOl

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) September 26, 2025

On Thursday, Poland’s men’s quadruple sculls crew of Dominik Czaja, Piotr Płomiński, Konrad Domański and Jakub Woźniak won bronze behind Italy and Britain.

🚩 FINAL A: Men’s Quadruple Sculls

🥇 Luca Chiumento (b), Luca Rambaldi, Andrea Panizza, Giacomo Gentili (s), Italy
🥈 Cedol Dafydd (b), Callum Dixon, Matthew Haywood, Rory Harris (s), Great Britain
🥉Dominik Czaja (b), Piotr Plominski, Jakub Wozniak, Konrad Domanski (s),… pic.twitter.com/7jnHYnBnvY

— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 25, 2025

Polska z pierwszym 🏅na MŚ w wioślarstwie! https://t.co/PFIt22BcGQ

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) September 25, 2025

Poland has another medal opportunity in the men’s eight on Saturday.

Mirosław Ziętarski and Mateusz Biskup celebrate after winning gold in the men's double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Photo: EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

The championships in China run until Sunday.

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Source: IAR, PAP