Polish men's volleyball team takes silver at Paris Olympics

2024-08-10 14:35 update: 2024-08-11, 15:53
Photo PAP/Adam Warżawa
Photo PAP/Adam Warżawa
Poland's men's volleyball team was defeated by the French team in the championship match at the Paris Games on Saturday losing its chance to win a first gold medal in 48 years.

Poland, the Men's Volleyball World Ranking leaders, lost to the hosts 0-3 in the final of the tournament in three sets, 19-25, 20-25 and 23-25. 

Poland won gold at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, but failed to reach the medal rounds in the last five Olympic Games: Athens, Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. (PAP)
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