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Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was awarded an honorary doctorate at a ceremony in Artus Court, Gdańsk, on 6 November.

In response to the poster competition 505 works from all over the world were submitted. On Friday, 13 September 2019, a jury meeting of the competition was held at the Olympic Centre in Warsaw.

The Polish Olympic Committee kindly informs that due to the huge interest flowing from around the world, the deadline for submitting applications to the International Poster Competition is extended until September 9 this year.

On the 14th of July Modern Pentathlon World Junior Championship in Zielona Góra/Drzonków
came to an end. The Polish representation won two medals in the event. Oskar Paradowski
together with Łukasz Gutkowski won the silver disc in men’s relay, while Gutkowski won also a
bronze individually.

On the last day of the II European Games in Minsk the Polish delegation improved its standing in the medal table by winning two bronze discs, one of them thanks to Arkadiusz Kułynycz, a classic style wrestler, second after Daniel Staniszewski’s performance in the omnium category of track cycling.

The Polish Olympic Committee, the Association of Graphic Designers and the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw have just announced the launching of the entry submissions to the International Poster Competition. The event is organised as part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Polish Olympic Committee and refers to the rich traditions of Polish sport poster.