Poles prepare for winter Paralympics
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
28.02.2018 15:16
Eight Poles are set to compete in the Pyeongchang Paralympic Winter Games in south Korea, with officials eyeing two medals.
Polish President Andrzej Duda (centre) and his wife Agata meet Paralympic skier Igor Sikorski on Wednesday. Photo: PAP/Bartłomiej Zborowski
The Paralympics take place March 9-18. Medals are up for grabs in six disciplines: Alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, hockey and wheelchair curling.
Poles will be competing in the first four disciplines.
The President of the Polish Paralympic Committee, Łukasz Szeliga, said: "Each medal will be a huge success, especially since the squad is not large."
He named Alpine skier Igor Sikorski, 28, as one of Poland’s medal hopes.
Poland has won 44 medals in total in Paralympic Winter Games: 11 golds, six silvers and 27 bronzes.
At the last winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, Poles failed to come away with any medals.
At the winter Olympics that ended in Pyeongchang on Sunday, Poland won two medals, placing it 20th in the medals table.
Polish ski jumping star Kamil Stoch won the men's Large Hill individual event, while Poland took the bronze in the men's ski jumping team competition.
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Source: PAP/IAR