The “Orlen Złote Kolce Śląski Stadium 2022” gala was held in Chorzów. The most important awards in Polish athletics were awarded to Paweł Fajdek, five-time world champion in the hammer throw, and Katarzyna Ździebło, two-time vice-champion in walking. See the photos of the gala “Orlen Złote Kolce Stadion Śląski 2022”.
The best Polish athletes very often compete at the Silesian Stadium, but for the first time they received the Golden Spikes at the National Athletics Stadium. The awards summarizing the extremely successful season of our queen of sport were presented at the gala “Orlen Złote Kolce Śląski Stadium 2022”.
Among the men, two of our great hammer throwers fought for victory. Finally world champion with Eugene Pawel Fajdek in front of the Munich European champion Wojciech Nowicki. He took third place Damien Czykierthe fourth competitor in the world championships in the 110 meters hurdles, followed by – Michal Rozmysrun 1500 meters and the 4×100 meters relay team: Adrian Brzezinski, Przemyslaw Slowikowski, Patryk Wykrota and Dominik Kopecwho won bronze at the European Championships, breaking the Polish record.
“It was a fantastic comeback, I’m very happy to have won and to be back here. Thank you Wojtek for a great season that we participated in. We have a 3:3 draw at Złote Spikes, so we keep fighting I have only 21 years of career behind me and I am warning my wife that I am not finishing it yet,” Fajdek said.
She won in women Katarzyna Zdzieblo. Our excellent walker won two silver medals at the world championships – winning the title of vice-world champion at a distance of 20 km and 35 km, and later she took second place at the European Championships at 20km. He took second place in the plebiscite “Orlen Złote Kolce Śląski Stadium 2022” Adrian Sulek, vice-champion of Europe in heptathlon. She placed third Pia Skrzyszowska, European champion in the 100 meter hurdles. They took the following positions Aleksandra LisowskaEuropean marathon champion, and two of our great 400 meter runners – Anna Kielbasinska and Natalia Kaczmarek.
– The season was extremely successful, four medals in championship events. I am very happy that on my debut at the Złote Spikes gala I can immediately receive the main prize – said Ździebło, who was the first walker in history to win Złote Kolce.
SEE THE PHOTOS OF THE GALA ORLEN ZŁOTE KOLCE STADIUM ŚLĄSKI 2022
He was coach of the year Jacek Wasiak – coach Aleksandra Lisowskaand Para Athlete of the Year Renata Sliwinska specializing in throwing competitions. The hammer drill was chosen as the discovery of the year Ewa Różańskaan unexpected silver medalist from the European Championships.
The event of the year was the Kamila Skolimowska memorial held at Silesia Stadium, which for the first time was included in the prestigious Diamond League series.
– I receive this award, but Marcin Rosengarten should take this place. He is the father of the Kamila Memorial and the father of the Diamond League in Poland – he said from the stage Robert Skolimowski.
– I think Kama can despise us and be proud of the event that bears his name at the National Athletics Stadium. The continuation of the Diamond League in Poland will be decided on December 1st, but we are on the right track to make this competition permanent. In the first year of the Diamond League rankings, our event took a very high sixth place ahead of many meetings that have hosted this competition for a long time – he said. Martin Rosengartendirector of the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial.
At the “Orlen Złote Kolce Stadion Śląski 2022” gala, our middle-distance runners who ended their great careers this year officially said goodbye Adam KszczÄ™t and Marcin Lewandowskitriple jump Karol Hoffman and sprinter Lukasz Krawczyk.
The patron of the year of the Queen of Sports was the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, the title of Friend of Athletics was awarded to the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship Jakub Chełstowskiand Silesia Stadium was chosen as promoter of the year.
– Thank you for this award. We have become the capital of athletics in Poland and we have no intention of abandoning it – underlined Marshal Chełstowski, and Jan Widera, director of the Silesian Stadium, added: – We are the National Athletics Stadium, which is a great honor for us, but also an obligation. We are doing everything in our power to make the Silesian Stadium the home of the queen of sport.
The honorable title of sponsor of Polish athletics was awarded to PKN Orlen, and the prize in the category of media partners was awarded to TVP Sport.
– President Daniel Obajtek announced four years ago investments in Polish sport, which builds our brand. We have increased spending by 120% and players under our care have won more than 150 championship medals during this period – said Agata Pniewskadirector of the Sports Marketing, Sponsoring and Events Office of PKN ORLEN.
Honors were received by this year’s Polish record holders – Adrianna Sułek, Katarzyna Zdziebło, Ewa Swoboda, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, Damian Czykier and the women’s and men’s 4×100 meters relays.
During the “Gala Orlen Złote Kolce Śląski Stadium 2022”, statuettes from PZLA partner cities were presented to representatives of Bielsko-Biała, Toruń, Rzeszów, Radom, Poznań, Suwałki, Łódź, Bydgoszcz, Lublin and Karpacz.
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