More medals for Polish wrestlers at European championships in Warsaw

Poland’s Roksana Zasina won the silver in the women’s 55 kg, while countrywoman Anna Łukasiak took the bronze in the 50 kg at the European wrestling championships in Warsaw on Thursday, taking the host nation's medal tally at the event to five.

Poland's Roksana Zasina (left) in action against Russia's Stalvira Orshush in the 55 kg gold medal bout at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw on Thursday.

Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

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

A day earlier, Krzysztof Bieńkowski claimed the silver in the 65 kg freestyle, while Radosław Baran took the bronze in the 97 kg freestyle.

#WrestleWarsaw 55kg medal-match results:
🥇Stalvira ORSHUSH 🇷🇺 df. Roksana ZASINA 🇵🇱, 2-2
🥉Khrystyna DEMKO 🇺🇦 df. Jessica Francisca BLASZKA 🇳🇱, 9-4
🥉Katsiaryna PICHKOUSKAYA 🇧🇾 df. Andreea ANA 🇷🇴, 10-0 https://t.co/XrdsznHHBE

— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) April 22, 2021

Niestety Stalvira Orshush okazała się minimalnie lepsza od Roksany Zasiny. Bardzo cieszymy się ze srebrnego medalu...

Posted by Polski Związek Zapaśniczy on Thursday, April 22, 2021

#WrestleWarsaw 50kg medal-match results:
🥇 Mariya STADNIK 🇦🇿 df. Miglena SELISHKA🇧🇬, 7-2
🥉 Ekaterina POLESHCHUK 🇷🇺df. Oksana LIVACH 🇺🇦, 10-9
🥉 Anna LUKASIAK 🇵🇱 df. Emilia CIRICU BUDEANU 🇲🇩, 10-0 https://t.co/jeYRBLWNsk

— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) April 22, 2021

Anna Łukasiak brązową medalistką Mistrzostw Europy! Zawodniczka AZS AWF Warszawa pokonała reprezentantkę Mołdawii Emilię...

Posted by Polski Związek Zapaśniczy on Thursday, April 22, 2021

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.

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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl