Poland sets world indoor record in 4x400-meter relay
Poland set a world indoor record in the men's 4x400-meter relay on Sunday at the world indoor athletics championships in Birmingham.
04.03.2018 21:38
update: 26.09.2018 18:03
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Birmingham, Great Britain, 04/03/2018. Poles - from the left: Łukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina, Karol Zalewski and Rafał Omelko after the final race of 4x400 meters during the 17th athletics indoor World Championships in Birmingham. Our players gained time 3: 01.77, winning the gold medal and breaking the indoor world record. (paw) PAP / Adam Warżawa PAP © 2018 / Adam Warżawa
The Polish team of Karol Zalewski, Rafal Omelko, Lukasz Krawczuk and Jakub Krzewina won gold in 3:01.77.
The US team came second in 3:01.97, followed by the Belgians who clocked 3:02.51.
Earlier, Polish women's 4x400m relay team won silver in 3.26.09 setting a new Polish record.
Meanwhile, Marcin Lewandowski won silver in the men's 1,500 metre final in 3:58.39, while Piotr Lisek came third (5.85 m) in the pole vault competition. (PAP)
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