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More than half of the juries already received their set of templates, more to come in next two-three days. So, stay calm everyone who didn't received it yet

Wait, I just read now that we had two medals in total, both bronze, both in men's single sculls, but in Olympic event and non-olympic lighweigt event Still disaster performance though.

Well thanks, I thought that this only one medal was in lightweight single sculls

My bets for If no one won't be too much affected by covid and everyone will be able to compete since having negative tests, I predict: Athletics: 3-4. The women's 4x400m relay and two medals in (Fajdek, Nowicki, Włodarczyk, Kopron) hammer throw seems to be safe bets for medal. There is always hope for Piotr Lisek in pole vault, but with current level and considering how many guys jumped over 6.00m lately it seems inpossible for Lisek to fight for medal, all depends of form at the day from the rest of the field. Marcin Lewandowski on 1500m also isn't without chance, his main rivals will be Kenyans and Ingebritsen's. Also in men's shot put Michał Haratyk might be in top5 but medals seems to be far from him atm, all depends of this how good he will be prepared for summer. Maybe an of our girls in both 800/1500m will make surprise but I'm not too sure. Basketball 3x3: 0-1. If men's team will qualify they might be among favourites Boxing 0-1: I believe that few our girls will qualify and at least one of them will leave Tokyo with medal on the neck. Canoeing 1-2: We always have medals there, the most realistic in women's K4-500m. Maybe an surprise will happen in slalom, but I'm pesimistic here. Cycling road 0-2: Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Rafał Majka (if will be selected) can fight for medals. Cycling track 1-2: We have couple chances here the biggest in men's sprint, men's team sprint and men's keirin and maybe in omnium. Fencing 0-1: Women's epee team will be seeded at the Games, so, they will avoid strong teams at the beginning, they need just to beat one team and will be in medal zone. It seems that our girls even must take medal here, but you never know.... Judo 0: I'm realistic and don't believe for any medal here, but maybe Kowalczyk and Perenc on good day can fight for quarterfinals/semifinals. Rowing 2-3: Despite terrible perfromance in this weekend at European Champs I still believe that we will take some medals here. Both fours and women's quadruple sculls are medal contenders. If Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk in single sculls will qualify in Lucerne also can fight for medal in Tokyo. Sailing 0-2: The last Olympics with our best event RS:X, Zofia Noceti-Klepacka have big heart and always give her best at competition, so, we can not her among candidates. Also Piotr Myszka will fight as well. It would be nice to see our women's 470 boat with medal too, but here I have some doubts. Shooting 0-1: Our girls surprises whole country at last world cup in Delhi, maybe another surprise will happen in Tokyo, who knows... Taekwondo 0-1: So far only Kowalczuk is qualified but in this weekend Rio Olympian Karol Robak had a gold medal at European Championships, if he will qualify via European Qualifier he can be among medal contenders. Kowalczuk as well. Volleyball 0-1: Well, well, it's the last real chance for even gold medal from our men's team in next 20 years. If they will break the quarterfinal curse then medal seems be safe. Weightlifting 0-1: In this weekend Arkadiusz Michalski showed that in good day can fight for medal, but Olympic medal seems to be away, it depends what opponents he will have and if the jury panel will be fair as well... Wrestling 0-2: We always have medals there, but lately our performances were terrible. I really don't know who could fight for medals here, it depends if someone else will qualify via world qualifier next month, but I'm pesimistic here as well.

We finished those championships with one medal, hurray, but in non-olympic event I hope that in next month our team, which was affected by covid at winter preparations, will have higher form and two missing boats will qualify and everyone will perform well in Tokyo...

The last team which will be introduced today is... Drawno Otters The team consists of four countries Italy Kazakhstan Canada Great Britain The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is found in the waterways and coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa. The Eurasian otter has a diet mainly of fish, and is strongly territorial. It is endangered in some parts of its range, but is recovering in others. The Eurasian otter's diet mainly consists of fish. Fish is their most preferred choice of food in Mediterranean and temperate freshwater habitats. During the winter and in colder environments, though, fish consumption is significantly lower, and the otters use other sources of food, including amphibians, crustaceans, insects, birds and sometimes small mammals, including young beavers. After seeing those cute otters it's time to present the base for the team which is a small town Drawno. Drawno is a town in Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The headquarters of the Drawa National Park (Drawieński Park Narodowy in Polish) are located here. Traces of settlement in the area of today's Drawno date back to the Stone Age. This is evidenced by numerous archaeological finds, such as a stone hatchet or a standard hatchet. The local population was engaged in agriculture, hunting, beekeeping, tar and hunting. In the 10th – 11th centuries, using the convenient location between two lakes, a Slavic stronghold and a fishing settlement were established here. Until the beginning of the 12th century, the lands of Pomerania belonged to the Pomeranian Duchy, and it was not until 1269 that it came under the rule of Greater Poland. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the city experienced a boom associated with the development of the glass and textile industries. Craft weaving collapsed, however, as it could not compete effectively with the textile production of factories established in larger centers. The city experienced a revival after 1870 against the background of the dynamic economic development of the united Germany. In 1853, the Choszczno - Mirosławiec road was built here, and in 1895 the town was included in the railway network as a station on the Choszczno - Kalisz Pomorski route. Nevertheless, due to its rather secluded location and forested surroundings, Drawno remained a small urban center of very local importance. The main attraction near the the town is Drawa National Park (Drawieński Park Narodowy in Polish) is one of 23 National Parks in country, located in north-western Poland, on the border of Greater Poland, Lubusz and Western Pomeranian Voivodeships. The park is a part of the huge Drawsko Forest (Puszcza Drawska), which lies on the vast Drawsko Plain. It takes its name from the River Drawa. It was created in 1990 and initially covered 86.91 km². Later, it was enlarged to 113.42 square kilometres of which forests account for 96.14 km² (3.68 km² is designated as a strictly protected area), and water bodies cover 9.37 km². Over 80 percent of its area is covered with forests – the great and monumental Drawa Forest stretching from the Drawa Lake District to the Noteć River. It is mostly made up of beech and pine trees. There are picturesque and deep valleys of the Drawa and Plociczna rivers as well as numerous water channels, lakes and peat-bogs. In some places the height can vary by 30 meters within 500 meters. The highest hill (106 m) is located near the Martew lake, in northern part of the Park. The soil in the park is of poor quality and it mainly consists of sand. One of main reasons for the creation of the park was the need for to protect valuable areas along the Drawa and Plocziczna rivers. The Drawa creates interesting valleys and hollows and 40 km of the river is within the borders of the park. The river flows at a quite fast pace, which makes it similar to rivers located in mountains. The Drawa kayaking trail is one of the most picturesque in Poland. Lakes include the meromictic lake Czarne There are several interesting species of flora in Drawski National Park, among them 210 species of mushrooms, and oak trees up to 400 years old. The oldest trees are strictly protected in the Radecin Preserve. Trees older than 81 years old cover 40% of the forested area of the park. There are 129 species of birds (the most beauty eurasian kingfisher), 40 species of mammals, 7 species of reptiles and 13 species of amphibians. The good quality of water in the lakes and rivers enables various species of fish to flourish. Roe deer, red deer and wild boar are very common in the national park. The park also hosts high populations of eurasian otter and beaver. Occasionally moose and gray wolf can be found in the park. The area in the past, when it was located on the border between Poland and Western Pomerania (later Prussia), was regarded as unsuitable for human settlement and only since the 17th century have its forests been cleared for settlement. The park is crossed by four attractive tourist trails, for both walking and kayaking. There are camping sites and within some distance hotels. The number of visiting tourists has been increasing year on year.

Next team which will be introduce is... Podlasie Bisons The team consists of four countries United States Poland Netherlands France The European bison (Bison bonasus) (Żubr in Polish) is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison. The European bison is the heaviest wild land animal in Europe and individuals in the past may have been even larger than modern animals. During late antiquity and the Middle Ages, bison became extinct in much of Europe and Asia, surviving into the 20th century only in northern-central Europe and the northern Caucasus Mountains. During the early years of the 20th century bison were hunted to extinction in the wild. The species — now numbering several thousand and returned to the wild by captive breeding programmes — is no longer in immediate danger of extinction, but remains absent from most of its historical range. It is not to be confused with the aurochs (Bos primigenius), the extinct ancestor of domestic cattle, with which it once co-existed. It's one of the national animals of Poland and Belarus. Due to this and the fact that half of the worldwide European bison population can be found spread across these two countries, the wisent is still featured prominently in the heraldry of these neighbouring states (especially in the overlapping region of Eastern Poland and Western Belarus). Examples in Poland include the coats of arms of: the counties of Hajnówka and Zambrów, the towns Sokółka and Żywiec, the villages Białowieża and Narewka, as well as the coats of arms of the Pomian and Wieniawa families. A flavoured vodka called Żubrówka originating as a recipe of the szlachta of the Kingdom of Poland in the 14th century, has since 1928 been industrially produced as a brand in Poland. In the decades that followed, it became known as the "world's best known Polish vodka" and sparked the creation of a number of copy brands inspired by the original in Belarus, Russia, Germany, as well as other brands in Poland. The original Polish brand is known for placing a decorative blade of bison grass from the Białowieża Forest in each bottle of their product; both the plant's name in Polish and the vodka are named after żubr, the Polish name for the European bison. After drinking some Żubrówka's vodka it's time to present the base of Podlasie Bisons which is a city Augustów. Augustów is a city in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship (since 1999). It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów. In 1970, Augustów became officially recognized as a health and relaxation resort. In 1973, surrounding settlements were named a part of it, forming a popular resort town. The town, although small, has many attractions for the visitors. The Oficerski Yacht Club Hotel, built in the 1930s, is an army yacht club that has been restored and converted into a resort. It is located on the edge of one of many lakes in the region. Pope John Paul II has a memorial chair from the first and last time he visited the town right outside the club. Boat tours are also popular and the old town square still has its original cobblestone streets. One of the attractions is Sanctuary of Our Lady of Studzieniczańska - a Marian sanctuary in the Diocese of Ełk located in Studzieniczna (administrative part of Augustów) According to legend, in pagan times there was a place of worship in Studzieniczna, as evidenced by centuries-old oaks. The beginnings of the cult of the Virgin Mary in the vicinity of Augustów date back to the 17th century. According to the records from 1689, paintings of the Virgin Mary were brought to the town. A visit to the Augustów deanery from 1700 confirms that there was a place famous for miracles in the deanery at that time, but its exact location is not known. A later document - a letter from the prior of the Camaldolese Order from Wigry to the Vilnius curia from 1740 - contains a note that on the island of Studzieniczne Lake, a copy of the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa was venerated by the local population from at least 1728. At that time, he also stayed on the island by an unknown name hermit. In 1741 the Augustów parish priest obtained a permit to build a chapel, but due to protests of the Camaldolese monks from Wigry, the construction was delayed. In 1973, Studzieniczna was incorporated into the administrative boundaries of Augustów. In 1978 and 1979, Primate Stefan Wyszyński rested in the village. On September 17, 1995, the painting of Our Lady of Studzieniczań (a copy of the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa) was crowned (the ceremonies were attended by, among others, Primate Józef Glemp, Apostolic Nuncio Józef Kowalczyk and President Lech Wałęsa). In June 1999, during the penultimate pilgrimage to Poland, Pope John Paul II visited the sanctuary in Studzieniczna. Next to the chapel on the island there is a monument from 2000 commemorating this event. The church in Studzieniczna was entered in the register of monuments in 1966, and the entire church complex (including the chapel, bell tower and the former church cemetery) - in 1980. In the vicinity of the sanctuary, there is also a historic parish cemetery from the 19th century. The other attraction is Augustów Canal - a cross-border canal built by the Kingdom of Poland (being in a personal union with the Russian Empire) in the 19th century in the present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland and the Grodno Region of north-western Belarus (then the Augustów Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland). From the time it was first built, the canal was described by experts as a technological marvel, with numerous sluices contributing to its aesthetic appeal. It was the first summit level canal in Central Europe to provide a direct link between the two major rivers, Vistula River through the Biebrza River – a tributary of the Narew River, and the Neman River through its tributary – the Czarna Hancza River, and it provided a link with the Black Sea to the south through the Oginski Canal, Daugava River, Berezina Canal and Dnieper River. It uses a post-glacial channel depression, forming the chain of Augustów lakes, and the river valleys of the Biebrza, the Netta, the Czarna Hancza and the Neman, which made it possible to perfectly integrate the Canal with the surrounding elements of the natural environment. The canal was also named one of already well known here Monument of History, as designated 16 May 2007.

Today we will introduce few teams, at the beginning, staying on the Baltic sea, the first team is... Hel Grey Seals The team consists of four countries Romania China Malta Norway The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" or "earless seals". There are two types of grey seals, one of them, which lives on Baltic sea is "Halichoerus grypus grypus" (lol). The grey seal feeds on a wide variety of fish, mostly benthic or demersal species, taken at depths down to 70 m or more. Sand eels (Ammodytes spp) are important in its diet in many localities. Cod (I'm sorry Croatia, Lithuania, Moldova and Slovenia ) and other gadids, flatfish, herring, wrasse and skates are also important locally. However, it is clear that the grey seal will eat whatever is available, including octopus and lobsters. The average daily food requirement is estimated to be 5 kg, though the seal does not feed every day and it fasts during the breeding season. So, since we already know few things about that animal it's time to present another base, the town Hel. Hel is a town surrounded by forest in Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, located on the tip of the Hel Peninsula, around 33 kilometres from the coast at the "beginning" of Poland. After the war the village yet again became a naval base. In 1960 a road linking Hel with Jastarnia on the mainland was built. Three years later city rights were reintroduced. Since then the tourist industry started to recover and several hotels, guest houses and pensions were built. In 1996 the Polish Navy sold all remaining parts of the peninsula to the civilian authorities and only a small naval base is there today. The harbour now serves primarily as a yacht marina, though there are some fishing boats and ferries to Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia in the summer. Hel houses a sea life biological laboratory and there are interesting examples of naval armament and equipment exhibited throughout the town. There is popular beach along the shore between the inner and outer harbour walls, with a seal sanctuary (the Fokarium) just behind it. There is a Fishing Museum, Hel that forms part of the National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk in an old church on the sea front. Seal Sanctuary (Fokarium in Polish) of the Sea Station of the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdańsk is a seal sanctuary that is part of a scientific and research facility - the Sea Station of the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdańsk, located in Hel on the Seaside Boulevard. The sealarium consists of a complex of three breeding pools, several small swimming pools (for young and sick individuals requiring rehabilitation) and a didactic and laboratory building with a seminar room and laboratories. The facility conducts research activities aimed at recreating the gray seal colony in the southern Baltic Sea. It is a great tourist attraction of Hel - at the turn of the 20th/21st century it was visited by approx. 300 thousand people. tourists each year. The sealarium is supported by voluntary contributions, EU subsidies, contributions from the University of Gdańsk, selling tickets and a gift shop The Harbor porpoise located in Hel is a museum dedicated to the Baltic porpoises opened on September 5, 2015. The museum presents showcases and boards containing information about the biology, use of porpoises, their relationship with humans, as well as contemporary problems affecting these animals. Visitors can watch films and animations devoted not only to porpoises, but also other cetaceans that have visited the Polish part of the Baltic Sea in recent decades. These videos show the white-nosed dolphin, fin whale, humpback whales and common dolphins. The most easterly edge of Hel, which was once a military territory, can now be accessed by the general public making it possible to walk all the way around the peninsula.

So many strange and suspicious results from unknown athletes. Good that all of them wont be able to repeat them in couple big international events in coming months and years...

Next big sport event and next pathetic and below expectations results from our athletes.... I can't with this anymore.

The first team, which will be introduced to their base before next week Grand Final, which will take place in Kraków is... Baltic Cods The team consists of four countries Moldova Lithuania Croatia Slovenia There are at least two populations of cod in the Baltic Sea: One large population that spawns east of Bornholm and one population spawning west of Bornholm. Eastern Baltic cod is genetically distinct and adapted to the brackish environment. Adaptations include differences in hemoglobin type, osmoregulatory capacity, egg buoyancy, sperm swimming characteristics and spawning season. The adaptive responses to the environmental conditions in the Baltic Sea may contribute to an effective reproductive barrier, and thus, eastern Baltic cod can be viewed as an example of ongoing speciation. The western Baltic cod consists of one or several small subpopulations that are genetically more similar to the North Sea cod. In the Arkona basin (located off Cape Arkona, Rügen), spawning and migrating cod from both the eastern and western stocks intermingle in proportions that vary seasonally. The immigration of eastern cod into the western Baltic management unit may mask a poor state of the populations in the western management unit. Without further ado (because I believe that most of us know what cod is ) let's go to presented the town where "Baltic cods" will prepare to Grand Final. Selected town is Władysławowo. Władysławowo is a town located on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Eastern Pomerania region in northern part of country. This city is also commonly called "Summer Capital of Poland" since in every summer thousands of tourists arrive there for their vacations. The town have an extensive tourist infrastructure. One of the tourist attractions is the location by the open sea and the Puck Bay, as well as in the vicinity of the Coastal Landscape Park. The city has a seaport located on the open sea, part of which is the western breakwater which also functions as a tourist pier. Five seaside bathing areas have been organized here. In Władysławowo we can found the promenade named "Sport Stars Alley" with pavement stars with the names and surnames of famous Polish and three foreign sportsmen. Here you can check which athletes have their stars there... In Władysławowo there is the Olympic Preparation Center "Cetniewo". The resort has clay tennis courts and a court in the hall, a football fields, a swimming pool, it has a sports equipment rental. The center is well liked by Polish athletes, annualy in summer on the center is organized an athletics meeting, the center also saw Weightlifting European Championships in 2006. On May 30, 2012, the only "Ocean Park" in Poland was opened on Żwirowa Street in Władysławowo. The greatest attraction of Ocean Park is the reproduction of the 34-meter blue whale. There you can also see dozens of other marine and ocean mammals and fish, such as: sperm whale, whale shark, great white shark, giant squid and so on. All exhibits are life-size. One of the attractions is Dom Rybaka (Fisherman's House) - public building, built in the 1950s, originally erected for hotel purposes. Currently, it is the seat of the Władysławowo City Hall and other institutions. It is the architectural dominant of the city. Part of the building is an observation tower, which allows you to observe a fragment of the Gdańsk Coast. In connection with the plans to build a large fishing port and a fish processing center in Władysławowo in the 1950s, on the initiative of the Minister of Shipping Mieczysław Popiel, the construction of a large hotel for fishermen and sailors was started on the coastal slope. The process of erecting the building took place in the years 1953-1956, and it was put into use in June 1957. It had 150 hotel beds. Due to the person who initiated the construction, the building was originally called "Popielówka", and the tower dominating the building (ironically referring to the famous building in Kruszwica) was called "Popiel's Tower. It consists of a 4-story main body and a high, 8-story tower; both parts of the building are connected by an arcaded connector. There are two observation decks in the tower: one at 45m above sea level, the other at 63m above sea level. The tower houses a private Butterfly Museum with over 3,000 exhibits To finish presentation of the team and city I recommend you also to watching this video.

Later today I will introduce first city/town of one of the teams.

And you had 100% right

Thank you for great news Yes, the Armenian guy wasn't too focused on lifting 227kg when he knew that is winner already and happened what happened

Damn it, with "help" from judges Michalski finished without medal despite lifted 226kg in CJ At least Kasabijew have a small silver medal. But still those championships are pathetic for us, without medals in total, just third time in history of European Champs.... Anyway I hope that Michalski's 396kg in total will be enough for Olympics, what do you think @MHSN?

Yesterday, due to draw we didn't visit any place in Poland, but today we will catch up on by visiting... Kwidzyn Castle Kwidzyn Castle is a large brick gothic castle in the town of Kwidzyn. It is an example of Teutonic Knights' castles architecture. Since 2018 it's a Monument of History. Throughout history, the castle has been rebuilt many times, depending on various factors, it was expanded and partially dismantled. During its greatest development (between the 16th and 19th centuries), it was a four-winged, regular complex with an internal cloister courtyard. Regular four-sided towers, crowned with soaring hip roofs, were extended in the corners. The exception was the high (59 m) tower located in the south-eastern corner. In 1798, the castle was partially demolished by the Prussian authorities. As part of the work, the eastern wings (adjacent to the cathedral) and the representative southern wing (located on the side of the old town) were demolished, which included, among others, the bishop's refectory. Since then, the castle has lost its closed, regular form. The only room from the Middle Ages preserved in the castle is the so-called chapel / scriptorium, in which painted figures placed on the vaults of the northern span were discovered, which are uniform in style and can be dated to the last quarter of the 14th century. A characteristic element of the castle is the largest sanitary and defense tower in the Teutonic state - the dansker tower - located 55 meters from the west wing of the castle on the lowest terraces of the Vistula valley. Dansker is connected to the main body of the castle by the world's longest porch supported by five high arcades, several meters high. From the north there is a well tower connected by two arcades with the castle, commonly known as a small dansker tower.

Iraq Aseel Hameem - Enta Al Saadah

We all should wait for @mrv86 and see how the countries in the teams are placed

Ah, ok Pretty bad results, I hope that they will qualify in other sport then

Still no quota for ...

Slowakei still without access to the sea...

Provisional table of voting order after the draw: Ireland 1 Romania 2 Spain 3 Serbia 4 Mexico 5 Italy 6 Tunisia 7 United States 8 Moldova 9 Germany 10 China 11 Slovakia 12 Israel 13 Finland 14 Kazakhstan 15 Indonesia 16 Poland 17 Lithuania 18 Brazil 19 Bulgaria 20 Malta 21 Sweden 22 Portugal 23 Argentina 24 Canada 25 New Zealand 26 Netherlands 27 Croatia 28 India 29 Norway 30 Hungary 31 Denmark 32 Czech Republic 33 Great Britain 34 Greece 35 France 36 Slovenia 37 Detailed voting order, with hours will be revealed around Monday.

Amazing 3rd place for Maliszewska, now she is closer to take spot from ranking to Olympics

Thank you very much @mrv86 for your work today And Grand Final will be in Saturday, in next Friday I invite everyone for opening ceremony