European Athletics Indoor Championships medallists are back from Glasgow
European Athletics Indoor Championships medallists are back from Glasgow
Polish track and field athletes have won the medal ranking
The 35th European Athletics Indoor Championships held between 1 and 3 March 2019 in Glasgow have come to an end. Minister Witold Bańka and Undersecretary of State Jan Widera from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism welcomed our athletes at the Warsaw airport.
The Polish team won 7 medals: 5 gold ones and 2 silver ones, and ranked first in the medal standings.
- This has been another great success of the White and Red team internationally. In Glasgow, you have shown that Poland has top-class track and field athletes. The seven medals are an excellent achievement, and the first place in the medal standings just confirms it, said Witold Bańka.
Medallists of the 35th EAIC Glasgow 2019:
Gold medals
- Michał Haratyk – shot put
- Paweł Wojciechowski – pole vault
- Ewa Swoboda –60 m race
- Marcin Lewandowski –1500 m race
- A.Kiełbasińska, I.Baumgart-Witan, M.Hołub-Kowalik, J. Święty-Ersetic - women’s 4x400 relay race
Silver medals
- Piotr Lisek – pole vault
- Sofia Ennaoui –1500 m race
The Glasgow Championships medallists include athletes who take part in the Team100 programme. Ewa Swoboda came first in the 60 m finals, and Sofia Ennaoui won a silver medal in the 1500 m race. Team100 is a joint programme of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism and the Polish National Foundation [Polska Fundacja Narodowa – PFN], carried out in cooperation with the Institute of Sport - National Research Institute. Its main objective is to provide support to promising young Polish athletes (aged up to 23) who are national team members in individual Olympic sports. In addition to training under the auspices of the respective sports associations, the programme ensures an additional funding path for the participants. Each beneficiary of the programme annually receives about PLN 40 thousand. The funds may be spent e.g. on education, increase of professional qualifications, physiotherapy, support of nutrition specialists and psychologists, dietary supplements, and even apartment rental.
The 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be hosted by Poland. The competitions will be held at the Toruń Arena on 5-7 March.