Polish wrestlers snap up two medals in Baku
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
19.06.2015 08:50
Poland won both a silver and a bronze medal on Thursday, with Magomedmurad Gadzhiev and Radosław Marcinkiewicz keeping Poland's medal tally ticking over at the 1st European Games.
Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov of (red) Russia and Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (blue) of Poland compete in the men's Freestyle 70kg wrestling final match at the Baku 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan, 18 June 2015. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Gadzhiev took silver in the Men's 70 kg Freestyle, while Marcinkiewicz managed his bronze in the 86 kg Freestyle.
Polish wrestlers have amassed five medals so far at the games in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In the women's events, Roksana Zasina and Katarzyna Krawczyk took silver in the 53 kg Freestyle and the 55 kg Freestyle respectively. Iwona Matkowska won bronze in the 48 kg Freestyle.
Poland is currently 15th in the overal medals table, with 10 medals, including 1 gold, 4 silvers and 5 bronzes. Russia is leading the pack, with host Azerbaijan in second place, followed by Hungary.
The inaugural edition of the games takes in 20 sports, with 253 medal events. The competition wraps up on 28 June. (nh)