Over the past few days, sports and recreational events have been taking place. On Saturday, the Euroregional Show-Jumping Competition was held on the boulevard along the Bóbr River. Many teams from across the country came to Bolesławiec. Competitions of varying levels of difficulty were held. Mściwoj Kiecoń of WKS Nysa Gubin won first place in Class N. Riding Nil, he cleared the obstacles in 37"90. Michal Spalek from the Czech Republic, riding Chantal, came second. His time was 41"66. Leszek Gramza of OSK Michalscy Trzebnica, riding Caruso, took third place with a time of 42"57.
The following day, the boulevard along the Bóbr turned into a Western town. This was all thanks to the “Country&Western” festival. That day featured Native American dances, rituals and food, as well as music, customs and reenactments referring to the period of the American Civil War. The festival organizers provided many attractions. Visitors could try their hand at various competitions, including archery, hat and horseshoe throwing, and gold panning. During the honorary start of the Competition for the Title of the Best Gold Prospector in the Nysa Euroregion, Bolesławiec mayor Piotr Roman and his Czech counterpart from the Nysa Euroregion, Jirzi Pazourek, shared first place. Country bands made the time more enjoyable for everyone attending the Western festival.
On May 1, the Euroregional Show-Jumping Competition was held at Kliczków Castle. Mściwoj Kiecoń won the Class N competition. The rider from Luks Nysa Gubin, riding Nil, achieved a time of 38''45. Noemi Stanisałwska, riding Alegra, came second. The rider from AKU Thompsom recorded a time of 39''4. Jan Chrzanowski, riding Capitalista 4, took third place. The rider from Kosow Gołaszyn recorded a time of 39''33.
Kliczków also hosted the Knights’ Tournament for the Sword of the Castellan of Kliczków Castle, competitions, games and recreational activities for the whole family, as well as a Medieval Fair, where visitors could see, among other things, jewelry forged from iron and precious metals, clay vessels and other handicrafts. In Bolesławiec, the European May Day weekend was organized in Waryński Park on May 1.
The Jan Cołokidzi Cup for the best competitor from the Bolesławiec region was won by Janusz Kędzierski. The special award from the mayor of Bolesławiec for the best pair of the Bolesławiec Equestrian May Day weekend went to Mściwoj Kiecoń and Nil.
The Municipality of Bolesławiec was the organizer of the Euroregional Equestrian Competition and the “Western&Country” festival. The events were co-financed by the European Union.
(own report)