Poles won 39 medals at Summer Paralympic Games in Rio

On September 18, the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were brought to a close. Polish athletes have won a total of 39 medals: 9 golds, 18 silvers and 12 bronzes. "These were very successful games... with people just a little unsatisfied, because they could have been even better. In many cases, we simply ran out of luck. For example Bartosz Tyszkowski was one centimetre short of gold in the shot put," commented president of the Polish Paralympic Committee Łukasz Szeliga. During Rio Paralympic Games, Pole Ewa Durska has set a world record with a throw of 13.94 metres. Overall, 90 Polish athletes with disabilities competed in the the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro from September 7 - September 18.