OFFSIDE :: Poland's moderate success at Baku Games
PR dla Zagranicy
Danuta Isler
03.07.2015 21:00
The 1st edition of the European Games closed on Sunday in Baku, with Poland achieving a reasonable success there, having won 20 medals.
Simurgh, a mythical bird creature in Azerbaijani folklore, is displayed during the closing ceremony of the Baku 2015 European Games at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 June 2015. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE
Silver medallist Sandra Drabik (2-L) and bronze medallists Aneta Rygielska (L), Mateusz Polski (2-R) and Lidia Fidura (R) after arriving at Warsaw's Chopin International Airport. PAP/Bartłomiej Zborowski
The tournament was devised three years ago as an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees of Europe, with Baku being the first host city.
Also in the program:
- Marcin Gortat and his MG13 Foundation are the recipients of the 2015 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Award for Public Service. US Ambassador Stephen Mull presented the award in Warsaw.
OFFSIDE! is presented by Danuta Isler with a contributing report by Michał Owczarek.