Kraków-Małopolska 2023 Organising Committee President Marcin Nowak has insisted it was an "easy decision" to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the European Games here.

confirmed Russian and Belarusian athletes would not be present in any capacity at Kraków-Małopolska 2023.Poland

effort.According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, nearly one million refugees from Ukraine are recorded in Poland

scheme.Kraków is around two-and-a-half hours' drive from the Ukrainian border, and Nowak outlined how Poland

strictly this is being enforced across sports which have followed its recommendations.Bortniczuk revealed Poland

Let's now stay here and enjoy our Games in Poland, Krakow-Malopolska, such a beautiful region and we

United States will be looking to defend their crown on home soil at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship in San Diego, which is due to begin tomorrow.

Czech Republic, Israel, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Sweden in Pool C.Germany, Jamaica, New Zealand, Poland

The International Testing Agency (ITA) is aiming to collect 1,200 samples during doping control at this year's European Games here, while the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed its athlete engagement and independent observer (IO) programme teams.

Athlete Council member Yuhan Tan of Belgium.WADA President Witold Bańka, a former Sports Minister in Poland

WADA President Witold Bańka is set to attend the first four days of the European Games in his native Poland

Beach handball player Iwona Niedźwiedź has taken the oath of athletes here on behalf of more than 100 competitors from Poland's 370-strong team for the European Games here.

athletes, officials and coaches at tomorrow's Opening Ceremony.PKOI President Piesiewicz expressed hope Poland

So far, Poland has won 34 medals at the European Games - 20 in Baku and 14 in Minsk," he said."

It should be remembered that in 1924 Poland took part in the Olympic Games for the first time."

Poland is set to be represented in all 29 disciplines at its home European Games, due to take place until

Back-to-back world champions Serbia recovered from a difficult Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) opener with three wins in the second week, but still have significant work to do to reach the Finals having been left outside the top eight.

Brasilia.Turkey in third are one of four nations on six wins and two defeats.Although they lost to Poland

fourth, despite a mixed week which included wins against Canada and Bulgaria as well as their defeats to Poland

Armenia's Shant Sargsyan and Elina Danielian staved off competition from The Netherlands and Azerbaijan to win the European Pairs Blitz Chess Championship here.

overall team standings, The Netherlands finished second with 14.0 points and Azerbaijan third with 13.0.Poland

Standing on the track within the Slaski Stadium, which will host the European Athletics Team Championships that start here tomorrow, it was impossible not to try and work out exactly where it had happened, a little over 50 years earlier.

decisive second goal.England could still have made it to West Germany for the finals if they had beaten Poland

effectively, where Bobby Moore's illustrious England footballing career ended after mistakes in a defeat by Poland

ended his illustrious international career.The stadium now bears no comparison with the one in which Poland

used to supply an AI audio feed from the European Athletics Team Championships starting tomorrow in Poland

European Athletics is set to provide 24-hour audio coverage from its events at the European Games here, using artificial intelligence (AI) to clone the voice of former athlete and commentator Hannah England.

European Athletics Christian Milz claimed this would help to engage new audiences with its competition in Poland

European Olympic Committees (EOC) Kraków-Małopolska 2023 Coordination Commission chair Hasan Arat has credited the Polish Government and the "responsible model" for helping to overcome challenges related to the European Games here.

Kraków-Małopolska 2023's preparations were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Poland has dedicated

immediately after this issue started to go away, the war in Ukraine became a major challenge, since Poland

Hosts Italy won three lightweight gold medals in consecutive races to spark home jubilation at the World Rowing Cup in Varese.

quadruple sculls.In the women's four, the United States opened up a clear length before crossing first and Poland

The Athletes' Village for this year's European Games in Kraków-Małopolska has officially opened its doors here, with Poland's four-time Olympic race walking gold medallist Robert Korzeniowski receiving the symbolic keys and becoming its Mayor and caretaker.

 He has played a prominent role in the build-up to Poland staging the third edition of the European

Dear friends, welcome to Poland, to Kraków - one of the most beautiful places in our country, of historical

As the dust settles on an action packed six days of 3x3 basketball, we are able to look back proudly on what was to date the greatest FIBA 3x3 World Cup in our sport's history.

 Whether it was Japan's 20-year-old Yua Emura dropping 18 points in one game against Poland, young

A 370-strong team has been announced by hosts Poland to compete at the upcoming European Games in Kraków-Małopolska

participate in a multi-sport event.A total of 182 female and 188 male athletes are set to represent Poland

disciplines during Kraków-Małopolska 2023.The team features many Olympic, world and European medallists as Poland

British weightlifter Sir Ben Helfgott, one of two Holocaust survivors to compete at the Olympic Games, has died aged 93.

multi-sport event open to Jewish athletes from around the world and all Israeli citizens.Sir Ben was born in Poland

Sarah Leonie Cysique won a replay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics final on her way to gold in the women’s under-57 kilograms category on day one of the International Judo Federation’s Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam.

Acelya Toprak in golden score, while Julię Beurskens of the Netherlands overcame Arleta Podolak of Poland