Poland announces first group for Olympic qualifier in Ankara
Poland was assigned by the DOL to a preliminary group including also the 2011 European champions of Serbia, the 2010 World champions of Russia and the Netherlands, while group A comprises Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria and Croatia.
The first and second ranked teams of the two Pools will play crossed semifinals before an Olympic ticket will be at stake in the final game.
Some medical tests are foreseen for next April 3-4 in Warsaw before the start of a training camp lasting from April 10 until the end of the month and taking place in Szczyrk.
Poland will play a couple of friendly matches against Germany in Dabrowa Gornicza (April 26-27) and then travel to Turkey to get ready for the start of the Olympic qualifier.
The group announced by Swiderek includes the following players: Anna Werblinska, Joanna Kaczor, Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza, Katarzyna Gajgal, Mariola Zenik, Kinga Kasprzak (all from Bank BPS Fakro MUSZYNA), Izabela Belcik, Ewelina Sieczka, Maja Tokarska, Paulina Maj (Atom Trefl SOPOT), Elzbieta Skowronska and Izabela Zebrowska (Tauron MKS DABROWA GORNICZA), Joanna Wolosz (Aluprof BIELSKO-BIALA), Monika Martalek (PTPS PILA), Katarzyna Skorupa (Robur Tiboni URBINO/ITA), Berenika Okuniewska (Scavolini PESARO/ITA), Katarzyna Skowronska-Dolata (Evergrande GUANGZHOU/CHN), Anna Podolec (Avtodor-Metar CHELYABINSK/RUS) and Karolina Kosek (Azerrail BAKU/AZE).
