The Athletics Season Opening Meet—the Wilhelm Nowicki Memorial—was held in Zgorzelec. Top athletes from the national and provincial teams, as well as competitors from athletics clubs in Lubusz and Lower Silesia (including Wrocław, Legnica, Jelenia Góra, Lubin, Polkowice, Zgorzelec, Bogatynia, Lwówek Śląski, Szprotawa and Zielona Góra), took part. More than 400 athletes competed, including as many as 50 licensed MKS Bolesłavia competitors.
In the children’s categories, representatives of Bolesłavia and pupils from Primary School No. 4 in Bolesławiec, with which the club cooperates, both performed excellently.
The older Bolesłavia athletes also performed very well. The winners were: Kacper Olszewski (boys’ under-16 shot put—13.64 m), Ewa Ochocka (100 m—12.91), Agnieszka Bosek (junior women’s hammer throw—39.18), Monika Sandak (girls’ under-16 javelin throw—39.00) and Beata Dąbal (shot put—11.61 m).
Silver medals were won by: Beata Dąbal (junior women’s hammer throw—38.21), Monika Sandak (girls’ under-16 hammer throw—29.22), Ewa Ochocka (long jump—5.36), Grzegorz Szuszkiewicz (junior men’s hammer throw, 50.10 [rekord życiowy]), Dawid Kopała (younger junior men’s hammer throw—53.03), and Kacper Olszewski (boys’ under-16 javelin throw—46.92 [najlepszy wynik sezonu]). Grzegorz Szuszkiewicz took third place in the junior men’s shot put.
In the older children’s category, Dominika Kwaszcz (Bolesłavia) proved unbeatable, defeating 38 rivals in the long jump with a result of 5.00. The silver medallist’s result was 66 cm shorter. What is more, Dominika also won the 60 m race.
Kacper Tałocha, a Bolesłavia competitor, was the best in the 300 m race (48.00), and finished second in the 60 m.
In the 1000 m race, Mateusz Kwieciński finished first. In the long jump, Michał Bober was second, while Mateusz Tofil was third. Aksel Solski finished second in the 1000 m. Third places went to: Joel Kusiciel (1000 m—3:43.06) and Michał Bober (60 m). The pupils from Primary School No. 4 are supervised by Rafał Kwieciński, while the Bolesłavia athletes are coached by: Małgorzata Markowska, Tomasz Markowski, Dariusz Marek and Bartosz Gruman.
(information: Justyna Serafińska-Gruman/ii)