In the team competition of the World Championship held in Paris, the Poles beat Japan 44:41 and took the third place. This is the Reds and Whites' highest position since the cup competition in Poznań in January 2022.
Coach Tomáš Ciepl's team, which included: Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk, Hana Zbinska (both KU AZS UAM Poznań), Martina Sinoradze (AZS AWF Poznań) and Karolina Žurawska (Toruńuans 4 Final) won 1 final. :25, and in the quarter-finals, he defeated the second-ranked Americans 44:42 in the world ranking.
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Valchik-Klimashik, the team leader, played the best. The sixth man scored 11 plus goals against the Americans on Saturday, including a 7-3 win over Lauren Scruggs in the final game.
In the semi-finals, the white-red team lost to the world and Olympic vice-champions, the French of Tokyo – 38:45. However, in the final, the “tricycles” had to prevail over the Italians and the Japanese bronze medalists and lost 41:45.
The men's team finished seventh in Paris. The white-red team competed in the following lineup: Michal Sies (AZS AWFiS Gdańsk), Andrzej Rzadkowski (Wrocław), Adrian Wojtkowiak (AZS AWF Poznań) and Jan Jurkiewicz (Toruńska Akademia Floretu).
The 10th-seeded Poles started with a 45:38 win over Israel in the round of 16, then beat the Koreans 45:32 in the next round, before losing to world number two Italy in the quarterfinals. 36:45.
In the matches for the 5th-8th places, the students of coach Radoslav Glonec first lost to the Chinese 19:45 and remained in the fight for the seventh place. In this match, they were better than the Egyptians, who beat them 45:30.
In the final, the bronze medalists Tokyo Americans defeated the Japanese 45:39.
jb, PAP
