by Alfonz Juck
Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, photo by Eurosport
Athletic meetings continue to be held in Central Europe, and after Sweden, Norway and the Czech republic, Poland is holding events. Poland is crazy about athletics. Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, the 2018 European Athletics Champion at 400m, is a very popular athlete in her home country. Justyna opened with a 300m this past weekend, showing a high level of fitness.
Swiety-Ersetic 37.05 WL, Jozwik 1:27.90 WL
Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, photo by European Athletics
CHORZOW (POL, Jun 20): Polish season started with the opening meet at Slaski Stadium as Wojciech Nowicki won hammer with 78.52 second best 2020 and Katarzyna Furmanek 71.02 PB. European champion Justyna Swiety-Ersetic won women 300 m in 37.05 WL (she was also second in the 100 m with 12.10 and paced Jozwik in the 600 m until the 400 m mark) ahead of Natalia Kaczmarek 37.49, Joanna Jozwik topped 600 m in 1:27.90. Konrad Bukowiecki again beat Michal Haratyk in shot put with 20.63 to 20.12. Pawel Wojciechowski cleared 545 in the pole vault. In sprints, Karol Zalewski clocked 32.87 in the 300 m and Rafal Omelko 46.05 in the 400 m. U20 sprinter Oliwer Wdowik won the 100 m and 200 m in 10.51 PB (-0.6) and 21.30 (+0.2).
