Polish news 2021

[Powell]

Polish selection for women's hammer is going to be tough. Happy to see so many young athletes dong well. Matuszewicz long jump is particularly pleasing as we have been down in that event for a few years. I am speechless on Andrejczyk throw!

Re wHT, I'm willing to believe Kopron, who said the circle in Split wasn't very good. The HT results weren't great overall. I hope to see most of the top Polish HTers compete next week in Halle; the results there should be more representative of their form. I'm pretty excited about Matuszewicz as well - I've never seen her compete myself, but other people say she's got great potential.

Re Andrejczyk: the conditions in Split were reportedly pretty favorable to JT, but she still beat a strong field by a large margin. I've been a huge fan of hers since Rio (although I did follow her progress before then), so I'm really hoping in Tokyo she can do what she couldn't in 2016. BTW, if you want to hear her interview after the competition in Split, it's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MasladHJ32k (starts at 9:48:44)

[Ed Marcinkiewicz]

Thank you for posting the interview! You are my source for what is going on with Polish athletics.

[Powell]

Walnut
w3000SC
4 Alicja Konieczek 9:33.42 PB (Polish no. 4 all-time)

[Powell]

Lublin
wLJ
Magdalena Żebrowska 6.71 (+2.0) PB by 33 cm! (no. 7 Polish all-time, longest jump by a Pole since 2011)

[LuckySpikes]

Hi Powell,
At the moment, what's the situation at the moment regarding international participation in traditionally international meetings in Poland?

I'm looking at the entry lists on Domtel Sport for this Saturday's InterEuropol Memoriał Zygmunta Szelesta meeting in Warsaw but there's only Polish & Polish-based athletes (Peinado) listed ... However, I have noticed in the past that these entry lists on Domtel often do only include the domestic athletes.

[Powell]

Yes, that's true, Domtel serves as entry system only for athletes registered with the Polish federation. In the past, there was always foreign participation in the meet, so there'll likely be some international athletes this year, too, but I don't have any details as of now. There is no ban on foreign athletes competing in Poland and starting this weekend, with the loosening of the lockdown, they will even allow some fans in stadiums.

[LuckySpikes]

Thanks Powell. Very helpful!

[Powell]

Warsaw, Szelest Memorial
mSP
Michał Haratyk 22.17
Jakub Szyszkowski 20.45
mHT
Paweł Fajdek 78.67
wHJ
Kamila Lićwinko 1.94
w100 (-0.7)
Pia Skrzyszowska 11.37 PB (after 11.49 PB in heats, with 2.0 headwind)
mJT
Marcin Krukowski 79.61
mDT
Robert Urbanek 63.13
wLJ
Anna Matuszewicz (2003) 6.42 (+0.2)
m300
Dariusz Kowaluk 32.88 PB

Łódź
m100 (+1.5)
Oliwer Wdowik (2002) 10.45 =PB
m200 (0.0)
Wdowik 21.02 PB

[Tuariki]

Warsaw, Szelest Memorial
mSP
Michał Haratyk 22.17
Jakub Szyszkowski 20.45
wHT
Paweł Fajdek 78.77
wHJ
Kamila Lićwinko 1.94
w100 (-0.7)
Pia Skrzyszowska 11.37 PB (after 11.49 PB in heats, with 2.0 headwind)
mJT
Marcin Krukowski 79.61
wLJ
Anna Matuszewicz (2003) 6.42 (+0.2)
m300
Dariusz Kowaluk 32.88 PB

Łódź
m100 (+1.5)
Oliwer Wdowik (2002) 10.45 =PB
m200 (-1.2)
Wdowik 21.02 PB

OMG Powell, when did Fajdek transition 😂😂😂

[Powell]

Oops, fixed it now

[gmak]

Nice to see Kamila Licwinko still going for it.

[Powell]

European Race Walk Team Champs, Podebrady
w20kRW
9 Katarzyna Zdziebło 1:29:57 PB (Polish no. 4 all-time)
m20kRW
14 Łukasz Niedziałek 1:22:26
m50kRW
16. Jakub Jelonek 3:56:45
18. Rafał Fedaczyński 3:58:17

Los Angeles
w3000SC
1 Aneta Konieczek 9:36.74 PB (Polish no. 6 all-time)

Sucha Beskidzka
m100 (+0.9)
Jakub Pietrusa (2002) 10.46 PB

[Powell]

Nice to see Kamila Licwinko still going for it.

I was surprised to see her jump so well in season debut after very poor form indoors. Looks like she had room to spare on the 1.94 clearance, too - the angle isn't the best, but you can see it here: https://twitter.com/kpsportpl/status...93828621479936

[Powell]

Karpacz
mDT
Oskar Stachnik 63.23 PB

[Powell]

Ostrava
wHT
1 Malwina Kopron 74.74
3 Anita Włodarczyk 72.72
4 Joanna Fiodorow 70.57
m1500
1 Marcin Lewandowski 3:35.57
8. Michał Rozmys 3:37.10
w400
1 Natalia Kaczmarek 52.23 PB
mSP
2 Michał Haratyk 21.30
6 Konrad Bukowiecki 19.84
m800
4. Mateusz Borkowski 1:45.74
5. Patryk Dobek 1:45.88 PB
10. Adam Kszczot 1:47.49