At the Polish Junior and U20 Cross-Country Championships, athletes from Lower Silesian clubs won three medals (two gold and one silver). The competition was held on the golf courses of Amber Baltic in Kołczewo near Międzyzdroje. For the first time, the junior and U20 categories competed at the same event.
The gold medal in the junior 6 km event was won by MKS Bolesłavia Bolesławiec athlete Bartosz Wróbel. A participant in last year’s European Cross-Country Championships, he was coached from the start by Małgorzata Markowska, and is currently a student at the School of Sports Championship in Wrocław and coached by Marek Adamek.
Athlete Wojciech Karaban was classified 13th in the U20 5 km race, while Mateusz Kopeć finished 57th in the U20 3 km race.
In the junior club standings, MKS Bolesłavia placed fifth among 61 classified clubs.
(information: DZLA/Justyna Serafińska-Gruman)