31 medals were won by representatives of the Polish Army in Janów Lublin Championships. They stood on the highest phase of the podium 13 times and won 10 runner-up titles. The last fight in his career was fought by prof. Tadeusz Michalik. The bronze Olympic medalist reached for silver and symbolically said goodbye to the wrestling mat.
For the 96th time, classical wrestlers competed for medals in the elder category, and for the 73rd time, "freemen". On the another hand, women fought for the championship titles for the 28th time. Soldiers played lead roles during the event in Janów Lubelski. 7 gold and 2 silver medals were won by representatives Central Military Sports Team, while soldiers outside the “arm of champions” won six championship titles, 8 runner-up and 8 bronze medals.
Nine of the CGMs on the podium
Janów Lubelski was the capital of Polish stocks for 4 days. In the sports hall of the Wincent Witos School Complex, soldiers who won 13 gold medals presented themselves very well. 7 of them fell prey to wrestlers from CGM. peculiar attention should be paid to the championship title that won the St. Wire. Arkadiusz Kułynycz in category 87 kg in classical style. The typical of the “arm of champions” won the national championship for the tenth time in his career.
For the eighth time on the highest phase the podium of the Polish championship was presented by Kułynycz's colleague from CWZS plut. Radosław Baran. He triumphed in the category of 97 kg freestyle. He wrote about his triumph on social media: “Every medal is simply a large accomplishment for me, but this 1 has a peculiar value in itself – years of work, sacrifices, injuries, return and belief that you can inactive be the best. This would not be possible without the aid of the Central Military Sports Team. A immense thank you to the coaches, the staff, the club, the household and everyone who's with me for good and bad. Without you, this success would not be possible. Your messages, phones and congratulations only drive you to further work.”
The WZS wrestlers were besides unrivalled in 3 categories in women's competition and after 1 in the championships of “classics” and “freedoms”. The championship titles were won by: Wire. Natalia Walczak (in category 50 kg), St. Wire. Special. Jowita September (59 kg) and St. Wiktoria Chołuj (72 kg). In the classical style, in addition to Kułynycz, the gold medal was besides won by special-special Mateusz Bernatek, who triumphed in the category of 77 kg. In turn, in competition in the free kind outside the spit. The ram was unrivalled. Kamil Rybicki – the best player in the category 79 kg.
The wrestlers of the “arm of champions” in Janów Lublinski won 2 more silver medals. The Polish runners-up were: Anhelina Pacurkowska (kat. 59 kg) and Tadeusz Michalik (kat. 97 kg in classical style). Silver medalist from the CZZS conflict over gold lost to a fellow military officer special. Michalik, on the another hand, had to recognise the superiority of young player from the Military athletics Club of Silesia Wrocław Yassine Ben Labed in the final fight. In turn, in a duel for promotion to the finals, the bronze Olympic medalist from Tokyo fought a fierce fight with a clubmate (with Sobieski Poznań athletics Club) kp. Gerard Kurniczak, who serves at the Center for the Training of Land Forces in Poznań.
Michael's shoes in the mediate of the mat
The final conflict of st. s. spec. Tadeusz Michalik was peculiar in her career as bronze Olympic medalist from Tokyo. The wrestler fought for the seventh gold of the Polish championship in the elder category. He was the best in the country in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2023. He besides won 4 silver and brown rings each. He besides wanted to say good-bye to the wrestling mat by fighting for the seventh title. Prior to the Janów Lublin Championships, he informed his coaches that he would officially end his career at this year's national championship. And so he did, symbolically leaving his shoes in the mediate of the final fight.
Tadeusz Michalik in second place on the podium
- Tadzi ran out of power for the final. He hasn't been training very intensively lately, and in the semifinals he must have been tight in a duel with the Kurniczak. However, he showed his class and was pleasantly said goodbye after the fight," said Captain Piotr Krajewski, wrestling coordinator at the Central Military Sports Team. The direct superior of the bronze Olympic medalist besides admits that he saw many kind entries addressed to Michalik after his last career fight. People truly like Tadzia due to the fact that you can't hatred him due to the fact that he's a normal, cool guy. And the communicative he wrote for wrestling is great, the captain says.
The wrestling coordinator at CGM besides mentioned the characteristics of the wrestler's character. He's a very systematic, honest man. I think that this honesty of life has besides translated into competition honesty, which, along with its stubbornness towards the goal, has ensured him success. And most of all, Tadzia defines specified qualities as industriousness and modesty – stresses Capt. Krajewski and recalls that although Michalik competed in the lower weight category, he reached for the medal at the higher games. He was given small chance to accomplish a good result, while he was the only 1 of Poles to bring a disc from a wrestling mat in Tokyo. – Only Americans predicted that Tadeusz had a chance to get bronze. I don't know how they knew it, but they were right," the captain adds.
It is worth reminding that Tadeusz Michalik at the last minute was included in the Polish squad for the 2019 planet Championships in Kazakhstan, which were qualifying for the Tokyo Games. – Tadzio went there completely by accident. After losing in the Polish Championships in his weight category with Ark Kułynycz, coach Włodzimierz Zawadzki proposed Michalik to start in the planet championships in the category 97 kg. In the 10 kg higher Tadek category, as the only player in the six-man classics' team, he won the Olympic qualification, says Captain Piotr Krajewski.
For travel passes with representation
The XXXIV summertime Olympics will be held in Los Angeles in 2 years. This year, however, wrestlers will join the competitions qualifying for a start in California. The Polish Championship was besides a selection tournament. Based on their results, staff coaches will find the teams of representations for global tournaments and the European and planet championships. – About 40 soldiers are to go to the European championship in terms of youth and seniors. any will go in the function of sparringpartners – said Krajewski.
Soldiers from another military units from all over the country were besides among those appointed outside of the Central Military Sports Team. Many of them were on the podium at the Polish Championships in Janów Lubelski. This is the highest step: Magdalena Głodek (cat. 57 kg), Natalia Kubaty (65 kg), Kamil Czarnecki (72 kg, classical style), Patryk Ołenczyn (74 kg, free style), Igor Szucki (92 kg, free style) and Kamil Church (125 kg, free style).
From soldiers outside the CZS, the title of Polish runner-up was won by: Ws. Patrycja Strzelczyk (55 kg), Ws. Julia Nowicka (57 kg), Ws. Szymonowicz (87 kg, classical style), Ws. Konrad Kozłowski (77 kg, classical style), Ws. Daniel Kulczyński (65 kg, free style), Ws. Patryk Kstrewski (79 kg, free style), Ws. Cezary Sadowski (86 kg, free style), and Ws. Filip Szucki (97 kg, free style).
The bronze medals of the national championship in the sports hall of the Wincenti Witos School Complex were won by: Grzegorz Kunkel (67 kg, classical style), Piotr Skalik (72 kg, classical style), Patryk Bednarz (77 kg, classical style), Adam Gardzioła (87 kg, classical style), Wojciech Kański (87 kg, classical style), Gerard Kurniczak (97 kg, classical style), Filip Rogut (92 kg, free style) and St. Michał Bielawski (97 kg, free style).
