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This is the best performance of the Polish team at an event of this rank in this century. The Warsaw championship was very successful for the Polish women who won five discs - two silver and three bronze. The gentlemen won two silver and two bronze medals. I congratulate the Polish Wrestling Association I congratulate the coaches and players and I wish that the medals of the European Championships will also translate into Olympic medals - said Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Culture National Heritage and Sport Piotr Gliski during the meeting with representatives of the wrestling community.The meeting was also attended by Anna Krupka the secretary of state at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage the president of the Polish Wrestling Association Andrzej Supron and the silver medalist in the classic style weighing 67 kg Mateusz Bernatek and his coach Wodzimierz Zawadzki .The minister of culture national heritage and sport also thanked the president of the PZZ and everyone involved in the organization of the championship in pandemic conditions and everyone working during the event prepared in accordance with the anti-covid sports protocol . He emphasized that the Warsaw European Championships were a great success - in terms of sports organization and attendance. He also assured the state support for Polish representatives in all sports.Deputy Prime Minister Gliski also pointed to the role of athletes - championship medalists Olympic medalists in promoting physical activity as extremely important for the proper development of children and adolescents and for maintaining social health. He expressed his hope that the medalists of European Championships in wrestling will also join such activities setting an example especially for young people. He emphasized the importance of such models for the education of future champions and the need to support the development of sports for children and youth.In 2021 the most important sports events in the world will be the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 and the 16th Summer Paralympics Tokyo 2020. I believe that the Polish national team for the Games will include players from the Polish Wrestling Association who will refer to the tradition of Polish wrestling rich in medals - said Deputy Prime Minister Gliski. Taking into account the achievements of the Warsaw Championships the Poles won a total of 37 gold 64 silver and 95 bronze medals in the European Senior Championships . In the history of competitions in the Olympic competition Poles won a total of 26 medals including 5 gold 10 silver and 11 bronze medals. The Olympic medalist in wrestling is the current President of the Polish Wrestling Association Andrzej Supron Olympic Games 1980 in Moscow silver medal. The last Olympic medal bronze was won by Monika Michalik IO 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.The European Senior European Wrestling Championships were held on April 19-25 2021 in the Torwar hall in Warsaw . The organizer was the Polish Wrestling Association. The event gathered 444 players from 39 countries. The Ministry of Culture National Heritage and Sport co-financed the organization of the European Championships with the amount of PLN 350000 from the state budget.
