On 31.03-02.04.2023, in the sports and entertainment hall “Under the towers” in Chęciny, the International Championships of Polish Cadets in wrestling – 6th Ksawery Waliszewski Memorial. Over 350 competitors from Poland, Ukraine and Denmark took part in the competition.
Those gathered in the “Under the towers” hall were welcomed by the Mayor of the Commune and City of Chęciny – Robert Jaworski. Among the invited guests were: the Bishop of Kielce, Fr. Marian Florczyk, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Sport and Tourism Anna Krupka, President of the Świętokrzyskie Industrial Group INDUSTRIA Szczepan Ruman, President of the Polish Wrestling Association Andrzej Supron, and President of the Polish Boxing Association Andrzej Nowaczek. The main judge was Zbigniew Grudzień – president of the INDUSTRIA LKS ZNICZ CHĘCINY club.
The representatives of the Industria LKS Znicz Chęciny club won 4 medals and two places just outside the podium. In the team classification of Women Cadets, the club took third place out of 57 clubs.
- 1st place and gold medal Valentyn Andriets cat. 110 kg
- 1st place and gold medal Ilona Valchuk cat. 53 kg
- 3rd place and bronze medal Anna Yatskevych category 49 kg
- 3rd place and bronze medal Daryna Dubovets cat. 73 kg
Just off the podium were:
- Julia Gibalska cat. 57 kg
- Nadia Kocia cat. 61 kg
All medalists qualified for the Finals of the National Youth Olympics in Wrestling. The event, organized by the Chęciny club, was supported by sponsors: ŚGP INDUSTRIA, Polish Wrestling Association, Kielce Marshal’s Office, Chęciny Commune and City, and Mirosław Rylski – Euro store chain, Agnieszka and Jacek Iwanowski – Białogon Bakery, Ryszard and Jacek Ramiączek.
Media patronage over the competition was taken by: TVP 3 Kielce, Radio Kielce, Echo Dnia, Sport Zona – wrestling.
