Athletics: Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda wins silver in Istanbul

Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda won the silver in the women’s 60 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul on Friday, taking the country's medal haul to two in the continental event in Turkey.

Ewa Swoboda

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Swoboda finished second in Friday's final, with a time of 7.09 seconds, to earn her third career European indoor track-and-field medal.

Ewa Swoboda z drugim dziś srebrnym medalem dla Polski 🇵🇱 #Stambuł2023 #Istanbul2023 #europeanindoorshttps://t.co/F6wkyLgbwa

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) March 3, 2023

Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland claimed the title, with 7.00 seconds, while Britain's Daryll Neita took the bronze after finishing in 7.12.

World indoor champion 🤝 European indoor champion

Mujinga Kambundji 🇨🇭 storms to 60m gold in 7.00 to equal a championship record which dates back to 1986! 😯#Istanbul2023 pic.twitter.com/MvmMnoCNgm

— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) March 3, 2023

Earlier in the day, Poland's Adrianna Sułek won the silver and set a new national record in the women’s pentathlon at the championships in Istanbul.

The 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships run until Sunday.

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Source: PAP