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Poland's gold-medal winner Róża Kozakowska disqualified

31.08.2024 11:30
Róża Kozakowska, the winner of the gold medal for the club throw, has been disqualified. 
Róża Kozakowska.
Róża Kozakowska.Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski

Following Kozakowska's great victory at the Paris Paralympics, with a gold medal and new world record, the Brazilian team lodged a complaint that the cushion Kozakowska uses under her head was too large. 

The Paralympic Committee has accepted the complaint and so both the gold medal and the world record have been withdrawn. 

The disputed cushion is visible in the photograph below:

The Polish team has appealed the decision. 

Sources: PAP