Poland wins silver in World Handball Championship

In the final game Poland scored 24:29 against Germany. The German team was better and lead during the whole game. Only once in the second half did the Polish team managed to decrease the point difference to 21:22, and a German player suffered a two minute penalty. If Polish player Mariusz Jurasik, had been successful in his effort to score a goal it would have marked a psychologically important draw. This proved to be a decisive moment in the game, as the now the momentum had changed once again in the Germans favor and the Polish team was unable to catch up. The fact that Poland won second place in the World Championship is one of the most incredible successes in Polish sport in recent years. In related news, ski jumper Adam Małysz on Saturday and Sunday was unbeatable in Titisee-Neustadt. With his 145 meter jump he equaled the best result of all jumps on that location. (Rzeczpospolita p. A1, A16; Gazeta Wyborcza p. 1) M.M.