Polish athletes reach the best result at Olympic Games in 16 years

Polish team won 11 medals at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, including two gold, three silver and six bronze, which is the best result in 16 years. Anita Włodarczyk became the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m. She owns the top 15 throws of all time and at the Olympic Games in Rio she added over a meter to her own world record set last year. Rafał Majka won a bronze medal in road cycling, while Maja Włoszczowska won silver in mountain biking. Maria Andrejczyk has finished fourth in the javelin at the Olympics with a throw just two centimetres shorter than the bronze-medal winner.