On 15 and 16 March, the Qualifiers for the Polish Junior and Youth Olympic Taekwondo (WTF) Championships were held in Olsztyn. Among the UKS ILYO Bolesławiec competitors, Yevgen Nikitin (63 kg category) qualified for the finals of the Polish Youth Championships. Unfortunately, luck was not on the side of our two juniors. Justyna Szyposz (52 kg category) and Amadeusz Dziemianko (59 kg category) were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the qualifiers.
Only competitors finishing from first to fourth place in the two qualifying events can qualify for the Polish Championship finals. The country’s top eight competitors take part in the finals. Bolesławiec will be represented by two competitors. In the junior category, it will be Krzysztof Jasiński (up to 48 kg), while in the youth category it will be the aforementioned Yevgen Nikitin.
UKS ILYO competitors at the National Youth Olympiad
On 9 March, the western-zone qualifiers for the National Youth Olympiad were held in Zgorzelec. Adam Filipek and Kamil Serafin put in successful performances. Both will represent Bolesławiec at the 14th National Youth Olympiad in indoor sports. The finals of the Olympic Taekwondo event will be held in Bolesławiec! (26 and 27 April). Two hundred of the best younger juniors from across Poland will compete in 20 weight categories. The Olympiad will feature girls and boys selected in two qualifying tournaments (five from the western zone and five from the eastern zone in each weight category).
(information from UKS ILYO/MZ)