With the addition of six medals, Poland's representation ended its participation in the XXVI European Championships in Athletics. The only championship titles in the White-Red squad were won at the Olympic Stadium in Rome by the players from the Central Military Sports Team: mat Wojciech Nowicki and St. Poles besides scored 2 silver and brown discs.
The most emotions were provided by the sympathizers of light athletics by the soldiers who, after fighting for the last line of throws and the last meters of run, secured themselves a place on the highest phase of the podium. Mat Wojciech Nowicki by his last shot he regained his lead in the competition and guaranteed himself the 3rd consecutive championship title in the hammer throw. In this competition no 1 has always won so many gold medals in history. In turn ed. With Irish Rhasidat Adeleke before the last consecutive left far behind the competitor and among themselves decided the gold fight. The winner came out of her Polk, beating a country evidence belonging to Irena Szewinska for 48 years and became the fifteenth in past a competitor who ran 400 m below the 49-second barrier.
The final hammering competition was full of continuous twists. Well started rivalry typical Central Military Sports Teamwho came to Rome for the championship with the intention of having 2 crucial trainings – in qualification and in the final – before the Paris Games. Mat Wojciech Nowicki as 1 of the fewer has passed through the qualifications, completing the resultant minimum that entitles to take off in the fight for medals. In the final competition, he threw 80.14 m and became the leader from the first series. In the further part of the competition it was overtaken by Hungary's Bence Halász and Ukrainian Mikhail Kochan. The typical of Ukraine threw 4 cm further distant from the CGM soldier. In turn Hungary had a better score than the Pole by 35 cm. However, in the final series, Nowicki sent a hammer at a distance of 80.95 m. The rivals were no longer able to improve this consequence and the Polish hammerman could enjoy the gold. After the competition he admitted that he did not anticipate a nearly 81-meter throw and victory. He was hoping for a medal, but not gold. He besides added that he would most likely hatred Hungary, due to the fact that for the 3rd time at the last minute, he took distant his gold medal at championship events.
He besides provided many emotions to fans for a gold duel in the 400 m run between the heights. Natalia Kaczmarek and typical of Ireland Rhasidat Adeleke. Both were favorites and proved it after the first 300 m rivalry erstwhile they left the remaining players far behind their backs. The last line was the first Irish female to run in. However, Polka sustained her crazy pace and conducted an effective counterattack. At the finish, she gained 48.98 p. Adeleke was just 9 100 seconds slower. Interestingly, besides 0.09 s decided that the Dutch female Femke Bol received a bonus from Kaczmarek from European Athletic of €50,000. The Athletic Federation has funded specified awards for 5 women and men who will get the best results in 5 categories. In the group of sprinters up to 400 m and barrier gears Bol was triumphant, which in the 400 m run through the hurdles resulted in 52.49 s improving the European championship record. In turn the bronze in the 400 m run won another Dutch female Lieke Klaver.
St. Wide. Natalia Kaczmarek besides fought for a medal in the 4x400 m women relay. moving last shift, she finished in sixth position. Polki over a time of 3 min 23.91 s achieved the best score this season. However, it was not adequate to take the place on the podium by the Polish relay, where King Gack, Marik Popowicz-Drapala and Iga Baumgart-Witan ran in front of Natalia. Kaczmarek ambitiously fought to offset the immense failure to rivals she had after receiving the baton from Baumgart-Witan. She managed to overtake a fewer competitors, but she became very tired on the last subways and wellness problems after the run – initially her condition prompted medical professionals to decide to send her to the hospital. Fortunately, after a fewer minutes at the stadium medical care and medicine station, Europe's champion in the individual run recovered.
In addition to soldiers from the Central Military Sports Team, medals were won by Polish representatives: silver – Ewa Swoboda (in the 100 m run) and Anita Włodarczyk (in the hammer throw) and brown – Pia Skrzyszowska (in the 100 m run through the fences) and Michał Haratyk (in the bullet push). With six White-Red discs, they took ninth place in the medal championship classification. Triumphed by hosts who won 24 medals: 11 zlotys, 9 silvers and 4 bronzes. The French (4 – 5 – 7) were placed in the second position and the British (4 – 4 – 5). It is worth noting that in Rome there was the most many Polish representation in the past of the European championship – 96 players competed. In 2 years, Birmingham will host the next event.
