Newsletter 4/2011 24th Polish Senior Championships report
24th Polish Senior Championships were held on 30th September – 2nd October 2011 in Rybnik, Poland. Rybnik Taekwon-Do Club Feniks-Arete leaded by Mr. Rafal Poleszak, 5th Degree was the main organizer. The competition and in addition on such a great importance was an organizational debut for officials of abovementioned club.
There were 180 competitors from 34 clubs taking part during the Championships in four individual categories: pattern, sparring, special technique and power test, as well as in team pattern and team sparring. In individual patterns, sparring and special techniques could have participated only competitors who received qualification on Polish Cup and Polish Grand Prix that is only 16 best competitors in each division. In other categories all enrolled being member of Polish Taekwon-Do Association.
In General Medal Club Classification for the first time in the history of senior competition in Poland the first place was achieved by Wroclaw Sports Taekwon-Do Club leaded by Mr. Adam Alenowicz, 6th Degree by winning 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals and defeated MKS Lewart AGS Lubartow Club, which won 6 gold and 7 bronze medals.
Only one silver medal decided about victory of WSKT Wroclaw. Till the end of Championships the result was unknown because the decisive division was power test played as the last category, in which the representative of Poland, Lukasz Sudak conquered Karol Bernaciak from Centrum Taekwon-Do Lodz Club, the last year’s winner. The third place went to MATSOGI Ciechanow Club, which won 3 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze. It shall be admitted that that day was very fortunate for the team from Wroclaw as well as the predisposition of competitors was great.
The best female competitor was Ilona Działa (MKS Lewart AGS Lewart Lubartów), who collected 2 gold medals in individual female sparring up to 58 kg and individual female pattern II-IV Degree.
The best male competitor was Łukasz Sudak (WSKT Wrocław), who won both categories – individual male sparring up to 80 kg and power tests.
The title of the best female team went exequo to MKS RAT Radzyń Podlaski and MKS Lewart AGS Lubartów, which gained 1 gold each.
The title of the best male team went to Wroclaw Sports Taekwon-Do Club, whose competitors gained 1 gold and 1 bronze.
See full results from the 24th Polish Senior Taekwon-do Championships (PDF, 101 kB).
Polish Senior Championships were the final part in the selection to Polish National Team for upcoming European Championships.
Although Rybnik Taekwon-Do Club Feniks-Arete host the competition for the first time, the organizers raised the occasions. Club created an official profile of Polish Senior Championships on facebook, see
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.288175714527681.80226.280049065340346#!/MPSRYBNIK2011.
There were prepared very high quality T-shirts with the logo of championships available to buy for all attendants for very good price, 10 PLN that is about 2,5 Euro, posters. The Organizing Committee found many sponsors who endowed unusual medals, cups and other awards for each finalist. On Saturday, after the ending of individual sparring category was held official opening gala with the audience, about 500 people participated. Gala was honoured by the presence of Mrs. Joanna Kruszczyszyn, Vice-President of Rybnik, Mr. Bogdan Marcinkiewicz, Euro Deputy, Mr. Tadeusz Gruszka, Senator, Mr. Marek Krząkała and Mr. Grzegorz Janik, Members of Polish Parliament and Mr. Rafał Tymusz, Director of Mosir-Rybnik, the representatives of sponsors and many other distinguished guests.
During the opening Master Tadeusz Loboda, President of Polish Taekwon-Do Association and All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation informed the audience that there was one competitor present who had attended in every twenty- four Polish Senior Championships till now and again won the title of Polish Champion. With pleasure Master Loboda introduced Mr. Jaroslaw Suska, 6th Degree nineteen-times Polish Taekwon-Do Champion.
Afterwards organizers invited all guests, coaches and umpires for the banquet, also endowed by sponsors.
We invite you to visit the gallery from the Polish Championships on the
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.295697800455949.92955.111205115571886
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.295204817171914.92771.111205115571886
and on the profile of Championships
http://www.facebook.com/MPSRYBNIK2011#!/media/set/?set=a.288175714527681.80226.280049065340346&type=3
taken by Mr. Sebastian Góra (www.sebastiangora.com).
Both, participants and spectators liked gala very much and the organizer announced that he would host tournament on national level next season.
