Polish Rowing Team wins Gold in Beijing and the Star Rower is Type 1 Diabetic
Posted by Monika (monika) on Aug 17 2008 at 20:38
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Jeliński was diagnosed while training for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2003 and after his diagnosis managed row for Gold three times during World Championships and today on August 17, 2008, along side of his team mates they became undefeated in Beijing. Jeliński's doctors told him to forget about his rowing career, but he wouldn't listen, he trained and got a temporary health pass from his medical team to compete in Athens in 2004. They came in fourth place, and today the Fabulous Four are regarded as best Rowing Team of all time. The training sessions are routinely taped by the rival teams in order to find our what makes them so effective. The Italian team thought they've learned the secret od success, but today the race proved them wrong. The Boys have been officially named "The Terminators'' by fellow rowers from around the world.

To find out more about Michał and to view the race please visit the official site of Eurosport and Beijing, 2008