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Silver for Poland at World Athletics Relays

06.05.2024 13:00
Poland won one silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics Relays, a high-profile international track-and-field event held in the Bahamas over the weekend.
Polands Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Marika Popowicz-Drapała and Justyna Święty-Ersetic celebrate winning the silver in the womens 4x400m event at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau.
Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Marika Popowicz-Drapała and Justyna Święty-Ersetic celebrate winning the silver in the women's 4x400m event at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau.Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba

On the second and final day of competition in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Justyna Święty-Ersetic and Natalia Kaczmarek claimed the silver for Poland in the women's 4x400m relay and qualified for the upcoming Olympics in Paris.

Members of the Polish women's 4x400 m relay team celebrate their second-place finish. Members of the Polish women's 4x400 m relay team celebrate their second-place finish. Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba

That was the sole podium finish for Team Poland in the Bahamas, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Additionally, three other Polish relay teams—the women's 4x100m, the men's 4x400m, and the mixed 4x400m—secured Olympic qualifications.

Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek competes during the women's 4x400 m final at the World Athletics Relays in Nissau on Sunday. Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek competes during the women's 4x400 m final at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau. Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba
Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba
Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba
Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba

Nearly 900 athletes from 54 countries flocked to the Bahamas to compete in the 2024 World Athletics Relays on May 4 and 5, according to officials.

Poland fielded a team of 26 athletes to represent it during the two-day event.

Poland won five medals, two gold and three silver, at the 2021 World Athletics Relays on home turf in the southern city of Chorzów.

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Source: TVP Sport, IAR, PAP