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Poland finished the European Athletics Indoor Championships with four medals, which included two golds.

Earlier on Friday, Pia Skrzyszowska won the first medal for Poland, taking bronze.

A viral Apple ad praised as “a touching tribute” to the inclusivity of sport has thrust Bydgoszcz and its role in Polish sport into the spotlight.

Poland’s anti-doping agency has said that documents leaked by hackers linking top Polish athletes to banned substances are fake news.

The hero’s welcome afforded to Poland’s Olympians when they arrived back in Warsaw was not enough to mask a harsh reality—after the highs of Tokyo 2020, the Paris Games will be remembered as a crushing disappointment, an uncomfortable truth that has now left many asking what went wrong.

Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland finished third in the women’s 400 meters at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

A Belarusian high jumper has been granted permission to represent Poland at the Olympics following a decision issued by the international governing body World Athletics.

Poland has sent a record-breaking 96 people to the European Athletics Championships in Rome and is targeting a double-digit medal tally in the event that kicks off on Friday.

Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke the world discus record on Sunday, eclipsing the longest-standing global men's mark in athletics set 38 years ago.

Athletics has become the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions, announcing on Wednesday that the 48 gold medalists in Paris this year will earn USD 50,000 each to end a 128-year tradition.

Beijing has been selected to host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, governing body World Athletics said on Wednesday.

President of World Athletics Sebastian Coe announced on Friday that Russians and Belarusians will not compete in athletics at the Olympic Games in Paris, despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowing them to participate under neutral flags.