On Friday, the 18th International Janusz Kusociński Memorial was held in the sports hall at Municipal School Complex No. 2. A total of 328 competitors from 9 primary schools and 4 lower-secondary schools took part in the competition, including a delegation from the Czech town of Jablonné v Podještědí.
The young athletes competed in the long jump, high jump, triple jump, medicine-ball throw and running events. In the standing long jump category, the winners were: Liliana Członka (Primary School No. 2) and Wiktor Mrowiec (Primary School No. 1). The best high jumpers were: Paula Kowalik (Lower-Secondary School No. 2) and Jarek Kłosowski (Lower-Secondary School No. 2). The triple jump winners were: Klaudia Niziałek (Primary School No. 3) and Szymon Gogulski (Kraśnik Primary School).
In the running and medicine-ball throw events, pupils from Grades III–IV, V–VI and lower-secondary schools competed separately. In the 30-metre race for Grades III–IV, the winners were: Paula Lichwierowicz (Primary School No. 2) and Sebastian Wilk (Primary School No. 2). Among Grades V–VI, the winners were: Honorata Polak (Primary School No. 1) and Jakub Czarnecki (Primary School No. 5). In the lower-secondary school category, first places went to: Aleksandra Bojanowska (Lower-Secondary School No. 2) and Łukasz Krawiec (Lower-Secondary School No. 2).
In the 30-metre hurdles race, the best competitors among Grades III–IV were: Angelika Dziubińska (Primary School No. 1) and Kacper Kielar (Primary School No. 1). Among Grades V–VI, the winners were: Monika Sondaj (Primary School No. 1), Agata Nastalska (Primary School No. 1) and Jakub Rajfur (Primary School No. 1). In the lower-secondary school category, first places went to: Joanna Łuczyn (Lower-Secondary School No. 1) and Maciej Chojnicki (Lower-Secondary School No. 1).
In the 1 kg medicine-ball throw, the best results among Grades III–IV were achieved by: Dagmara Tynkiewicz (Zbylutów Primary School) and Maciej Leszczyński (Primary School No. 1). Among Grades V–VI, competing with a 2 kg ball, the winners were: Agnieszka Klementowska (Primary School No. 1) and Mariusz Hajdamowicz (Primary School No. 1). In the lower-secondary school category, using a 3 kg ball, first places were won by: Klaudia Ziembikiewicz (Lower-Secondary School No. 1) and Piotr Bryłkowski (Lower-Secondary School No. 1).
The competition winners were presented with commemorative medals and statuettes. All participants in the memorial received commemorative badges.
(RP/MZ information)