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Short track: Two medals for Poland at European championships on home ice

16.01.2023 07:00
Poland has won two medals, a silver and a bronze, at the 2023 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships, which ended in its northern city of Gdańsk on Sunday.
Polands Michał Niewiński, Paweł Adamski, Łukasz Kuczyński and Diane Sellier celebrate winning the bronze in the mens 5000 metres team relay at the 2023 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk, northern Poland, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023
Poland’s Michał Niewiński, Paweł Adamski, Łukasz Kuczyński and Diane Sellier celebrate winning the bronze in the men's 5000 metres team relay at the 2023 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk, northern Poland, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

On the last day of action at Olivia Arena in Gdańsk, Poland’s Diane Sellier, Łukasz Kuczyński, Michał Niewiński and Paweł Adamski finished third in the men's 5000 metres team relay, with a time of 7:27.891.

The Netherlands claimed the gold, with a time of 7:19.783, while Italy finished runners-up in 7:24.210.

A day earlier, Poland's Natalia Maliszewska took the silver in the women’s 500 metres.

The 2023 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held in Poland from January 13 to 15.

The Netherlands topped the medals table with 10 medals, six gold, three silver and one bronze. Team Poland finished fourth, tied with Hungary.

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Source: IAR, PAP, TVP