Unfavourable weather conditions of gusty winds and low temperatures did not prevent the favourites from achieving some good results during the Polish Championships in Bydgoszcz on Friday and Saturday (22-23).
The most historic moments were delivered on Friday, during the second national championships window of the season as athletes work towards the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. Three-time Olympic and four-time world champion Anita Wlodarczyk won her 12th national hammer title with a throw of 70.66m, equalling Kamila Skolimowska’s record for gold medals at the Polish Championships.
Despite competing in the Diamond League in Lausanne two days before her start in Poland, Kinga Krolik also had a strong performance in the 3000m steeplechase. She won gold in 9:24.92, breaking the Polish Championships record.
Triumphs were also achieved by the leading Polish multiple medallists: Piotr Lisek in the men’s pole vault (5.62m), Konrad Bukowiecki in the men’s shot put (20.20m), Pia Skrzyszowska in the women’s 100m hurdles (12.59) and Pawel Fajdek in the men’s hammer as he thew a season’s best of 79.07m to move to seventh on this season’s top list.
Another veteran, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, claimed the 400m title (52.67) ahead of Aleksandra Formella (53.06) and Anastazja Kus (53.36).
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