Aleksandra Mirosław's feats in recent days are simply indescribable. Already during the qualifications in sport climbing, the Polish woman completely outclassed her rivals. What's more, in one day she set two world records, which had previously belonged to her anyway. First, she achieved a time of 6.21 s, and then achieved a cosmic 6.06 s!
Iga Świątek reacted to her compatriot's feat. These signs say it all
On Wednesday, the final tournament took place, in which our representative was the main favorite to win gold. She easily advanced to the semifinals, where she faced Aleksandra Kałucka. We already knew then that one of the Polish women would win a medal that day. At the end, both competitors were happy with their medals! Mirosław with gold, and her younger colleague with bronze.
“In the grand finale, emotions reached their peak. But after a moment, everything let go and it was beautiful again! After an incredibly close race, Mirosław achieved a time of 6.10 seconds, compared to 6.18 seconds for the Chinese woman, who broke her personal record. But that was not enough, because Aleksandra Mirosław became the Olympic champion! Third place went to Aleksandra Kałucka! What a day, what a success!” – Konrad Ferszter from Sport.pl wrote about the performance of the Polish team.
This is the first gold medal for Poland during the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris. Iga Świątek also competed in the French capital and also finished on the podium. In the match for third place, she dealt with the Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, winning 6:2, 6:1. It turns out that even a few days after receiving her medal, the 23-year-old still follows the competition of Polish athletes at the Olympic Games!
Right after Aleksandra Mirosław's success, a post appeared on the WTA ranking leader's social media, in which she congratulated her compatriot. “Ola!” – Świątek wrote, adding emoticons of a gold medal, a spider and the Polish flag. In this way, our tennis player appreciated the feat of the newly-baked Olympic champion in speed climbing!