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XIII Championships of Poland – behind the scenes

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On 6-7th of April the XIII Championships of Poland were held in the beautiful castle of Gniew. The results can be found here.

We already know who the strongest male and female armwrestlers are. We also got to know the Polish national squad for the upcoming European Championships. Here are some pictures in which you can see familiar athletes. I hope that the images reflect the ambience of the beautiful castle courtyard where the tournament was held.

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Knee above the table top, Marta is attacking,

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but it is Joanna who wins the final battle.

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Anna Głowińska supporting Arthur, who competes in the final category of 110 kg. Behind her, in the foreground   Paweł Podlewski and Marcin Mielniczuk.

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Our excellent athlete, Marta Łokietek this time acting as a photojournalist.

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Girls from UKS-16 Koszalin, junior medalists - the hope of Polish Armwrestling.

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Małgorzata Ostrowska watches the final match.

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The "Old Guard" in top form: Konstanty Królik and Sławek Głowacki.

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Marcin Lachowicz partially satisfied with the results.

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And that’s me (PeSzy) during a conversation with one of the Knights guarding the peace of mind and body at the Castle of Gniew.

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Mariusz Grochowski - an athlete, club coach and captain of our team. He was strangely moved. We all sang “Happy Birthday” to him.

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Each of them got two medals. Mariusz Podgórski, Piotr Palczewski and Jan Żółciński. Take a closer look at them for they will represent us at the European Championships.

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David Shead giving an interview. He conducted a seminar for Polish referees, and refereed the final matches on Saturday and Sunday.

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Dariusz Groch (Big Brother) became the champion of Poland. Here, he acts as a referee. He and his younger brother (Dawid) took first and second places in their categories. It may be that they are following in the footsteps of ... You know who I mean.

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If someone is good-looking, you can notice it from any view. Tomasz Szewczyk, our representative to the European Championships.