Volleyball: Poland overpower North Macedonia in third straight European championship win

Poland defeated North Macedonia 3-0 in their third straight win at the Men's European Volleyball Championship in Skopje on Sunday.

Poland defeated North Macedonia 3-0 in their third straight win at the Men's European Volleyball Championship in Skopje on Sunday.

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The Poles, one of the world's strongest teams, beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in their opening game of the EuroVolley tournament and followed up with a 3-1 win against the Netherlands.

Polacy błyskawicznie "rozprawili się" z Macedonią Północną i utrzymali prowadzenie w grupie C #EuroVolley2023 https://t.co/9tIy7ANlXa

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) September 3, 2023

The Polish team, managed by Serbian coach Nikola Grbić, will take on Denmark in its next match at the continental tournament on Tuesday.

Biało-Czerwoni zapisują kolejne zwycięstwo na swoim koncie po meczu z gospodarzami fazy grupowej #EuroVolleyM 🔥🔥🔥

✅ Polska-Macedonia Północna 3️⃣:0️⃣ (25-12; 25-21; 25-14) pic.twitter.com/JSgcpUMFfV

— POLSKA SIATKÓWKA (@PolskaSiatkowka) September 3, 2023

The 2023 Men's EuroVolley championships are being held in North Macedonia, Italy, Bulgaria and Israel from August 29 to September 16.

The Poles won the bronze at the 2021 EuroVolley tournament.

Poland won world championship titles in 2014 and 2018 and finished runners-up last year.

Earlier this year, Grbić's men won the Volleyball Nations League.

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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24