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Olympics: 213 Polish athletes selected to compete in Paris

15.07.2024 16:30
A total of 213 Polish athletes, 100 men and 113 women, have been selected to compete in this summer's Olympics in Paris, officials have announced.
Olympic rings are displayed on screen as the Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Paris on Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Olympic rings are displayed on screen as the Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Paris on Sunday, July 14, 2024.Photo: EPA/JULIEN MATTIA

The Polish Olympic Committee on Monday approved the lineup of the national team for the Paris Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11.

Some last-minute additions to the team are still possible, officials told reporters.

Poland will be represented by athletes competing in multiple Olympic sports, including 65 track-and-field contestants and 20 swimmers.

Three-time Olympic hammer champion Anita Włodarczyk and 3x3 basketball player Przemysław Zamojski have been named as the flag bearers for the Polish delegation at the opening ceremony of the Games.

Poland has a chance of winning 15 medals at the Summer Olympics in Paris, according to a prediction last month by sports data provider Gracenote.

Polish athletes brought home 14 medals, four gold, five silver and five bronze, from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games, the national team's best haul this century.

At the Rio Summer Olympics in 2016, Poland won 11 medals, two gold, three silver and six bronze.

At the London Olympics in 2012, Team Poland scooped 10 medals, three gold, two silver and five bronze.

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Source: IAR, PAP, olimpijski.pl