More medals please, Polish president tells sports stars
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
22.12.2015 16:28
President Andrzej Duda Tuesday congratulated Polish sports stars for their successes over the last year, and urged them on to greater efforts in 2016.
President Andrzej Duda meets Polish sports stars. Photo: PAP/Jacek Turczyk
"Of course we ask for more – more efforts and more medals," Duda told athletes during a meeting at the presidential palace in Warsaw.
Polish athletes at the gathering included Anita Włodarczyk, world record holder in the hammer throw, members of the Polish handball team, swimmer Radosław Kawęcki and mountain biker Maja Włoszczowska.
Duda pointed out that Polish athletes will face many challenges next year, particularly at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Poland itself will host several big sporting events, including the European handball championships and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League Finals. (pk)