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Polish match called off at Euro 2012 venue amid safety concerns
Poland’s National Stadium in Warsaw, a key venue for this summer’s Euro 2012 games, is not ready to host a Polish match this month due to safety concerns, the city’s officials said on Friday. Continue reading
Police get English lessons and tips on dealing with fans
POLISH police are getting English lessons in order to prepare them for the influx of football fans.
Gardai will also be travelling to Poland in the coming months to advise the police force about how Irish fans behave and how to defuse any situations involving drunk fans. Continue reading
Kubica has successful surgery
Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica had successful surgery on Sunday before beginning a full rehabilitation programme after his life-threatening rally accident in February. Continue reading
Ski jump star Malysz to compete in Dakar Rally
Polish ski jump star Adam Malysz, who retired from the sport in March, announced on Thursday that he will compete in next year’s Dakar Rally.
“It’s not a brutal change in direction. I’ve been interested in rallies for some time and the Dakar was a model for me,” said the 33-year-old. Continue reading
Kubica future still unclear
Polish Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica will have to wait at least three months before he will know if he is able to return to the sport.
Kubica is recovering from a horror rally accident in February and the Pole stated his recovery is “moving in the right direction” earlier this week. Continue reading
Malysz Stows His Skis
The former world ski jump champion Adam Malysz is retiring, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski was among thousands of fans gathering in the southern ski resort of Zakopane for festivities to mark the end of his career. Continue reading
World Champion Extends Hammer Throw Mark
The Polish world champion Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own women’s hammer world record with a throw of 256 feet 11 inches (78.30 meters) in Bydgoszcz, Poland, the International Association of Athletics Federations reported.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/sports/global/07sportsbriefs-hammer.html
Polish boxer Tomasz Adamek will fight with heavy heart
The Polish-born boxer, who takes on Arreola for Adamek’s IBF International heavyweight belt in Ontario, Calif. (HBO, 11:15 p.m. ET), will be fighting with a heavy heart for the motherland.
Adamek has been mourning the tragic loss of… Continue reading
Tomasz Adamek dedicates heavyweight fight to native Poland
Former world light-heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek has dedicated his Saturday night heavyweight bout against Riverside’s Cris Arreola in Ontario to the late president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and all countrymen affected by the tragic plane crash that killed… Continue reading
Polish skier tests positive for EPO at Olympics
Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek tested positive for EPO at the Vancouver Olympics in the first serious doping case of the games.
Marek tested positive after helping Poland to a sixth-place finish in the women’s 20K relay on Feb. 25,… Continue reading
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How I Write My Historical Novels
Canadian-Polish author Eva Stachniak is revealing how she worked on her bestselling novel "The Winter Palace". Więcej
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Johanna Kern’s fantasy world (LISTEN to our interview with Johanna Kern)
Johanna Kern, a Canadian of Polish descent, first began her career as a professional actress in Europe, and moved to…
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Newsfeed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
We are pleased to offer an official newsfeed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland: Ministry of…
