Beginning this year Taekwon-do has been withdrawn from the disciplines played at Polish Youth Olympics. We were afraid this would result in decreased number of applicants (lack of central financing - cost of participating covered by parent clubs). That didn’t happen. In fact 210 competitors from 40 clubs and 12 provinces participated in the tournament held at the weekend of June 1st to June 3rd 2012 in Nova Ruda-Slupiec.

The host of this competition was Grzegorz Ozimek, a VP and a head trainer at the MKST Bystrzyca Klodzka, and one of the trainers of the Polish Female National Team. It is not the first time he has organized such an event. He successfully organized other events such as: Polish Senior Championship in 1993, Polish Junior Championship in 2000, Poland Cup in 2005, Charitable International Game: Poland-Sweden in 1997 to benefit an Orphanage in Klodzko damaged by the flood, match Poland-Uzbekistan in 1998 and multiple other competition.

The Championship was very well organized. The competitors were accommodated at the Hotel of Tourists- Sport Center equipped with a sport hall that met PZTKD regulations requirements. It fit very well 4 fields for fights and 1 field for special techniques and separate area for the competitors. Those who attended Central Taekwon-do Summer Camps were very familiar with the facility. Well done advertising banners, spectacular trophies, prizes for the best competitors, medals, all that showed how well organized event that was.

In this particular competition of Polish Younger Juniors general rating is based on points earned, not on number of medals won. Such system is only applied at the Younger Juniors Competition. At all other competition medal rating system is mandatory.

From left: Master Tadeusz Łoboda, PTA president, Master Jerzy Jedut from MKS Lewart Lubartów Club, Mr. Adam Alenowicz from Wrocławski Sportowy Klub TKD, Mr. Jacek Wąchała from Sport Club "Dragon" in Janów, Mr. Grzegorz Ozimek, championship organizer

In Nowa Ruda Slupiec in points based general club rating:
1st place - Wrocławski Sportowy Klub Taekwon-do earning 76 points,
2nd place - Miejski Klub Sportowy "Lewart" AGS Lubartów with 65 points,
3rd place - Klub Sportowy "Dragon" w Janowie earning 46 points,
4th place - Ludowy Klub Sportowy Lotos Jabłonna with 38 points,
5th place - Gdański Klub Taekwon-Do with 36 points

Title of The Best Female Competitor went to Zuzanna Gadzała from MKS AGS Lewart Lubartów winning two gold medals: in fights up to 57 kg and special techniques. Tithe of The Best Male Competitor wen to Kamil Dobrowolski from Wrocławski Sport Club Taekwon-Do, also winning two gold medals in fights up to 66 kg and special techniques.

Best competitors of the XIX Polish Younger Junior Championship - Nowa Ruda Słupiec. From left: Zuzanna Gadzała, MKS AGS Lewart Lubartów Club and Kamil Dobrowolski from Wrocławski Sportowy Taekwon-Do Club

In regional classification:
1st place, Dolnoslaski Region earning 168 points,
2nd place, Slaski Region, with 112 points,
3rd place, Mazowiecki Region, with 96 points,
4th place, Lubelski Region, with 95 points,
5th place, Pomorski Region, with 89 points

Despite of the presence of the authorities of the Polish Taekwon-do Association , opening Ceremony and Final Gala was also honored with the presence of: Mr. Tomasz Kiliński, Mayor of Now Ruda, Mr. Paweł Marciniak President of Turist-Sport Center in Nowej Rudzie Słupiec, representation of the sponsors, Mr. Pan Zbigniew Gałczyński - JEWELER, Monika and Jarosław Nowak - F.U. NOWAK, TOPTEN SPORT Grzegorz Ozimek, Ministry in Dolny Śląsk, City and Region Ministry in Bystrzyca Kłodzka , also representatives of media.

From left: Master Tadeusz Łoboda, PTA president, Mr. Tadeusz Zieliński, District Bystrzyca Kłodzka secretary, Mr. Jarosław Nowak - F.U. NOWAK, Mr. Tomasz Kiliński, Nowa Ruda Major, Mr. Grzegorz Ozimek, Mr. Roman Lewicki, Umpires Chief of the event

Translation: Aneta Kondratowicz