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Athletics: Polish sprinter Ewa Swoboda wins silver in Istanbul

03.03.2023 23:30
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
Ewa SwobodaPAP/Adam Warżawa

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.

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

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