Bolesłavia is a First League club that competes with the best centers from across Poland. How did this come about? “All it takes is a few enthusiasts, forty athletes, two hours of training every day, several dozen trips across Poland; writing several projects, implementing and settling them; and cooperation with MOS, MOSiR, the City Hall, the County Office, the Lower Silesian Athletics Association, the Polish Athletics Association, the School Sports Association and the Rural Sports Association,” the club’s coaches enumerate. “The result may exceed even the boldest expectations.”

The finals of the First League of Athletics were held in Częstochowa and Łódź. Despite their young age—under-18 juniors, juniors and under-23 athletes—the MKS Bolesłavia competitors performed excellently in the senior category. The club’s team took a high 12th place in the country, defeating, among others, teams from Białystok, Zielona Góra and Warsaw.

The best results during the First League of Senior Athletics were achieved by:

  • 1st place
    • Patryk Pieczarka – 100 m (11.40)
    • Agnieszka Dalmata – discus throw (43.93)
    • Mateusz Pawluk, Maciej Chojnacki, Karol Wojdyła, Patryk Pieczarka – 4x100 m relay (44.08)
    • Bartosz Wróbel – 1500 m (4:13.62)
  • 2nd place
    • Wiktor Niezgodziński – javelin throw (51.67)
  • 3rd place
    • Beata Dąbal – shot put (11.24)

Here is the league table:

  1. AZS KU Politechniki Opolskiej
  2. AZS Łódź
  3. RKS Łódź
  4. MKS Start Lublin
  5. KS Podlasie Białystok II
  6. KKL Kielce
  7. GKS Olimpia Grudziądz
  8. MKL Toruń
  9. CKS Budowlani Częstochowa
  10. TL Pogoń Ruda Śląska
  11. TS AKS Chorzów
  12. MKS Bolesłavia Bolesławiec
View photo: Bartosz Wróbel View photo: Maciej Chojnacki View photo 3 from the gallery

According to Bolesłavia’s authorities, taking part in senior sport does not require bringing in athletes from other clubs (Bolesłavia’s representatives are residents of Bolesławiec and the surrounding area). What is more, simply reaching the League final in Częstochowa can be regarded as a significant success. Here are some of the club’s athletes’ achievements to date:

  • Grzegorz Szuszkiewicz – Polish championship hammer-throw finalist and runner-up in the world final of the J. Humbert Cup
  • Agnieszka Dalmata – Polish champion in discus throw, member of the National Junior Team
  • Beata Dąbal – Polish runner-up in shot put and finalist of the J. Humbert Cup
  • Bartosz Wróbel – Polish runner-up in the 2000 m steeplechase
  • Marcin Zgodziński – Polish championship bronze medalist in the decathlon
  • Patryk Pieczarka and Mateusz Pawluk – Polish championship bronze medalists in the 4x400 m relay
  • Dominika Kamińska – seventh at the Polish Championships in the 2000 m steeplechase
  • Maciej Chojnacki – eighth at the Polish Championships in the 110 m hurdles
  • Agnieszka Bosek – Polish championship hammer-throw finalist
  • Karol Wojdyła – seventh at the Polish Championships in the 4x400 m relay
  • Katarzyna Jankowska – Polish championship heptathlon finalist
  • Wiktor Niezgodziński – Polish championship javelin-throw finalist
  • Kaja Caban – participant in the Polish Championships in high jump
  • Marek Pławiak – participant in the Polish Championships in the octathlon
  • Krzysztof Kozdra and Beata Cieśla – participants in the Polish Cross-Country Championships
  • Artur Polański – participant in the Polish LZS Championships in the 4x400 m relay

Bolesłavia athletes can develop their talents thanks to the Inter-School Sports Center and the Bolesławiec City Hall. This year, the club received PLN 8,000 out of the PLN 100,000 allocated in the city budget for senior sport. However, as Agnieszka Gergont, spokesperson for the Bolesławiec municipal authorities, assures Agnieszka Gergont, this does not mean that officials fail to recognize Bolesłavia’s athletes’ achievements and potential. “Both the club and its athletes have repeatedly been honored by the mayor for promoting the city. In 2010, Bolesłavia received a team award, while two athletes (Katarzyna Romaszko and Agnieszka Dalmata) received individual awards,” she emphasizes.

Agnieszka Gergont also addressed the issue of funding for the club. “Bolesłavia submitted an offer for senior-sport activities for the first time. A commission appointed by the mayor recommended funding this offer with PLN 8,000. The mayor approved this recommendation,” the spokesperson explains. “As for funding in 2012, the decision will be made through the same procedure. It is not yet known what funds for senior sport will be secured in the city budget for 2012. The City Council will most likely decide on this matter in December this year.”

(information: MKS Bolesłavia/ii)