Gold for women's volleyball team, but black day for basketball

The national women's national volleyball team has won the European Championship in a spectacular fashion, knocking out Turkey 3-0 in the final. Despite the support of 8,000 loyal fans who travelled to Ankara to cheer on the national team, Turkey had nothing to say as Poland cruised to a comfortable win. The championship is the biggest success ever for Poland's women's volleyball team. Małgorzata Glińska has been chosen as the best player at the European Championship. Meanwhile, the national women's basketball team came fourth, which means they will not qualify to enter the 2004 Olympics. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.Z.