Excellent performance by Adam Zajíček at 10 km - 41:24 min (PB) and very good performances by Czech juniors Klimentová and Franklová on the same track!! The premiere of the Czech marathon relays and the setting record of the Czech Republic was surprisingly created by the veteran pair Pohlová-Kučerová / Kolář - 3:42:04!! In the juvenile categories, Daniel Mochal gave an excellent performance at 5 km - 23:19 min (PB), in the 3 km class, Hynek Svoboda dominated in a great time 14:41 min (PB), another ward of the successful coach Karel Ketner.

He was very negatively surprised by the bad surface of the race track (even the lack of marking of these irregularities on the track!!!) - how can this be a Gold Level Meeting - just a tradition??? Appalling.      

RESULTS  

IMG 2338On Saturday 16.3. the Slovak spa town of Dudince hosted the 43rd edition of the Dudinská 50. This time, the organizers prepared a new circuit with a length of 1 km. The circuit was significantly more favorable for pedestrians, unfortunately the asphalt surface has had its best years behind it and the golden meeting of the Pedestrian Tour deserves to be repaved. 185 male and female walkers from all over the world lined up for the start of their race, along with 4 relay teams.

The races were watched by 3 Olympic winners. Josef Pribilinec, Matěj Tóth found their way to the circuit, and the best world walker of all time, Robert Korzeniowski, brought the Polish youth athletes. 

The longest race of the day was the relay race. Among the 4th teams were 2 from the Czech Republic. The race was clearly dominated by the Greek relay team. With a performance of 3:18:38, Greece ranked 17th in the reduced world ranking. The second Croatians faced 5 reds and withstood the penalty for 5 minutes, with a performance of 3:34:02 they won a convincing second place. A big fight was going on for the third position. The relay team consisting of Malysa - Bugárová played for a long time in prim. The veteran couple Kolář - Pohlová Kučerová (photo on the left) started more cautiously, losing 6 seconds after the first section. Even after the second handover, the younger pair of Malysa - Bugárová led, and during her second leg, Malysa tried to gain a decisive lead for her partner. At 29 km they were already leading by more than half a minute, but at that moment Kolář pulled away and literally swept past Malysa during one circuit and sent Pohlová with almost a minute's lead into the last section. Štěpánka continued to increase the lead, and so the veteran competitors managed to take 3rd place and at the finish line they could celebrate the established Czech record of 3:42:04. The performance still needs to be approved by TIME, but nothing should stand in the way of that. The pair Bugárová - Malysa finished the race in 3:44:43.

In the end, only 3 walkers lined up for the start of the 35 km race. Caporaso won convincingly, whose performance of 2:34:44 is this year's best world performance. Most of the walkers, however, will not prepare for the fast thirty-five until after the Olympics.

Adam Zajíček clearly dominated the 10 km race. Although he wanted a slightly better performance himself, the convincing victory and performance of 41:24 is an improvement from last year by almost 50 seconds. In addition, Adam went very clean indeed and his performance was flawless. An excellent promise towards the race in Poděbrady. Jaromír Morávek kept pace with him for the first 4 km, but then he started to lose, and by then he quickly took the solid technical performance for granted and Morávek was rightfully disqualified.

PHOTO: BEST CZECH RACHER IN DUDINCÍ - ADAM ZAJÍČEK 10km - 41:24 (PB), COACH KAREL KETNER - BRAVO - BRAVO - BRAVO!!!: 

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Among the juniors, the Mexican Barba won with a performance of 42:06. In 5th place, Albert Kukla reached a huge personal record with a technically perfect style. The time of 44:02 is an improvement of more than 2 minutes and above all moved Albert to the Walking Team WC in Antalya. Although the limits were not officially listed, a condition of 44:30 was given off the record. The ease with which Albert flew through the track suggests that he could already get under 44 minutes in Poděbrady. The Bunny with the Pupa is an excellent business card of Coach Ketner. Another Czech pedestrian, a first-year junior, Vojtěch Novák from Frýdek, finished in 11th place. Coach Nejezchleb's protege also significantly improved last year's time and scored 47:15 at the beginning of the year! Great.

IMG 2340Among the women, Michaela Bakliková finished fifth in the 10 km, she also improved last year's personal record by almost a minute - 53:36. Vivien Uvírová then finished in 59:27, when she got under the one hour mark for the first time!

Among the juniors, Ema Klimentová took silver. She lost 2 minutes to the winner Cortes from Mexico and was not satisfied with her performance of 48:35. In reality, however, there is no need to be sad. OR from last year's Poděbrady 48:15 was unique, in the entire 2023 season she competed at a level of approx. 50 min. So far this year, she has competed in Turkey and Slovakia, and in both races she went 48:30. The performance has de facto stabilized just below the OR level and when everything comes together, there will be a significant improvement. However, Ema has to work a lot on her technical performance, as she faced 2 red cards last year in Poděbrady, and if she wants to think about better performances, she needs to improve her technique.

For the first time under 50 minutes, another coach Čermáková - Alžběta Franklová managed to finish in the large OR. She performed 49:18 with a concentrated performance and, above all, a technically sure step. Bravo!

Both juniors said they would start in Antalya. 

Czech walking also had its representatives at a distance of 5 km. Daniel Mochal also recorded an improvement, the time 23:19 is excellent for his age. However, it is also necessary to work on the technical implementation. For the first time under 25 minutes, Ondřej Plecháček came in fourth place (24:25) and the third teenager Vojtěch Vejvančický showed a performance of 25:35 OR. All three teenagers have just transferred from the pupil category and we can look forward to their further improvement already in Poděbrady.

Among the teenagers, Eliška Říhová from Frýdek (6th - 27:26) and Dojčárová from Pilsen (8th - 27:42) achieved significant OR.

Another protégé of Karel Ketner, Hynek Svoboda, secured the victory for the Czech Republic at a distance of 3 km. In his third walking race, he already got under 15 min - 14:41 and improved from the hall by 2 minutes. Hynek runs excellently, but walking really suits him. Miroslav Myška (16:04) from Frýdek won the silver, also in OR.

Noemi Maják from Kadana finished sixth among the students, and she also showed a performance shift against the hall - 16:35. Zvonková (17:29) and Krasulová (18:01) also achieved the best performances.

The most anticipated race of the day was the start of the 20km distance.

In the women's race, Peruvian Kimberly García Leon took the start, but withdrew from the race after 2 km due to injury. She was well represented by compatriot Evelyn Inga in the world performance of 1:27:42. The first 4 female competitors got under the 90 minute mark. For the fifth place, in the second time of her career and with the limit fulfilled for the European Championships, the domestic Czaková finished. She thus secured the OH and the mother of little Alex can look forward to another start under the five rings. The Slovakians did well overall, Burzalová got under 1:33, Žárská showed the first really solid top XNUMX. In the end, Eliška Martínková did not take part in the race and in Dudince she only cheered on her training colleagues.

The men's race got off to a more relaxed start and no one would bet on a significant break of the 1:20:00 mark midway through the race. In the second half, however, the pedestrians accelerated significantly and the Peruvian Rodríguez managed to win in a national record of 1:19:41. The Ecuadorian Pintado was only 3 seconds behind and the Indian Baboo took third place in 1:20:00. Dominik Černý demonstrated a huge improvement in Zitava's performance in 4th place. The best Slovak walker with a time of 1:20:31 ranked among the wider world leaders. Other Slovaks also did well, Úradník finished in 1:22:34. Morvay also showed a significant performance shift - 1:24:25. The Slovaks are moving up both in the Olympic ranking and in the one for the EC in Rome, and the performance of all three fighters can only be envied by the Czechs.

Several Czechs also took part in the race. Vít Hlaváč was the most successful. He came back in great form from last year's injury and opened the season with a performance of 1:25:50, which is his personal best and the first time he managed to get under 1:26:00. The OH relay is a great motivation for our pedestrians, the fight between Zajíček and Hlaváč and maybe even Morávek will be a big attraction of the race in Poděbrady. The speed improvement of the twenty-seven-year-old pedestrian is a promise for the 35 km track, which will again be on the program at the 2025 WC in Japan.

Lukáš Gdula, who has been doing more cycling lately, also took part in the race and finished 32nd with a performance of 1:37:06. Jakub Pšenička, a competitor from the Czech Republic, finished in 33rd place. Apparently, he is a cross-country skier who is training with coach Piták. He showed a performance of 1:39:47 and a very uncertain technical performance. It is surprising that he was allowed to start. This is not a registered ČAS or WA athlete. If he wants to continue walking, he will have to take care of all the necessary details. At the moment, his performance cannot be counted as a fulfilled limit for Czech championship races.

Dudinská 50 is behind us. It was a beautiful race and, unlike last year, we can say that our walkers came well prepared. A flood of personal records or very good personal performances. New experiences for international referee Nedvídek. And the praise of the Zittau organizers for the kind of race they built during the first two years from the representative of World Athletics Pierce O' Callaghan. All this was brought to us by the Slovakian stop of the World Walking Tour.

We can look forward to the next stop on April 6 in Poděbrady!

Sports Gala (Sportlerehrung) Höher, Schneller, Weiter: Die Sportgala für das Sportjahr 2023

Am Donnerstag, 14. März um 19 Uhr, fand im Goldenen Saal im Augsburger Rathaus die Sportgala für das Sportjahr 2023 statt. Each year, the city of Augsburg honors its best athletes and athletes. Diese waren auch 2023 bei zährlichen internationalen und nationalen Großveranstaltungen wieder sehr erfolrich.
In Vertretung von Oberbürgermeisterin Eva Weber laden Bürgermeisterin Martina Wild und Sportreferent Jürgen K. Enninger die Augsburger Athletinnen und Athleten sowie verdiente Persönlichkeiten des Augsburger Sports zur Ehrung und einem anschluften Empfang ein.

 Wir gratulieren recht herzlich unserem Teammitglied HORST KIEPERT (M70) zum erfolgreisten Sportsler im Seniorensport! Es ist uns eine Ehre, ihn als Mitglied des SMOLA CÚZE Teams zählen zu dürfen!

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DUDINSKÁ 50 BEHIND THE DOOR. THE CZECH PREMIERE OF THE NEW WALKING DISCIPLINE - MIXED PAIRS RELAY WILL BE PRESENTED BY: Štěpánka Pohlová-Kučerová / Rostislav Kolář and Nelly Bugárová / Alexandr Malysa

women startIn just a few days, on Saturday 16.3. the competitors will start on the new Dudinské padesátky track. After many years, the main course will not be the longest walking distance (currently 35 km), but it will be the Olympic twenty. In the same way, the Czech championship will not be held in Dudince after many years. The 20 km race will be hosted by the spa town of Poděbrady in a few weeks, while the 35 km championship will be held by AC Rumburk in Zittau, Germany, in the fall.

Dudinský závod is a traditional golden meeting and the starting list includes more than 200 pedestrians who will try the new track, which should be more pleasant for pedestrians, because there will only be one 180 turnº.

Kolář RagasováFor the first time, the walking Olympic relay will take place in Dudince (start at 9:00 a.m.). Surprisingly, only 4 relays will use the chance to try a new discipline. It is probably due to the fact that the Italians, Spaniards and Chinese have already had their qualifying race for Antalya, and the next sharp starts will be in Turkey. The relay team of Greece, Croatia and 2 Czech teams will be presented in Dudince. On paper, the pair Rostislav Kolář - Štěpánka Pohlová Kučerová is stronger, the second Czech pair is Nelly Bugárová - Alex Malysa. One of the best Czech relay teams will set a Czech record on Saturday. The women's performance is similar, so the difference will be mainly in the men's pair. Both pairs deserve credit for being willing to try a new race. 

It will be raced at distances of 11,195 km (M) - 10 km (W) - 11 km (M) - 10 km (W).

Together with the OH relay, only four pedestrians will start with 35 km. The low participation is understandable, at the moment they are fighting for the OH and the top is focused on shorter distances.

In the women's 20 km race, Eliška Martínková will be among the 40 competitors, winner of the bronze race in Turkey, who is currently ranked 35th in the Olympic rankings. 48 female walkers will start in Paris. A solid performance can give Eliška OH confidence. Surprisingly, another Czech pedestrian, Tereza Ďurdiaková, is missing from the starting list, who needs to pass either a sharp limit for a chance at the Olympics (1:29:20), or 3 really fast races. The biggest favorites are to be found among South American women - Kimberly Garcia, De Sena and others. However, Martínková is certainly not without a chance for high points. The quartet of domestic athletes will start: Burzalová, Hačundová, Ragasová, Žárská. Slovakia's best female walker, Czaková, is in 33rd place in the Olympic rankings and is thus in a significantly better position against her colleagues. The race starts at 10:50.

At the same time, 20 men will start their 53km race. He will not be missing among them Vítek Hlaváč, who needs to significantly improve his personal record in order to start at the EC or Olympics. He demonstrated his return to form from 2022 in the hall this year and will definitely not want to give the position of the Czech number one to the young wolves for free. An Olympian will also be present at the start Lukáš Gdula, walking coach Karel Ketner and Filip Kaštovský. Competitors from India have recorded excellent times, we will see if they can stand up technically. Among the biggest favorites are Finn Partanen, Ecuadorian Chocho and a whole host of great South American fighters. No one is missing from the home runners - Černý, Úradník, Morvay will strive for OH points and a chance to start at the European Championship, young Mencel with Duda and veteran Rízek will also make an appearance.

Martínková KolářThe numerous starting field will set off at 9:00 a.m. as part of the 10 km race. Our youngsters - Jaromír Morávek and Adam Zajíček they will test their speed in front of Podebrady in the U23 race. Their performance rarely remains balanced. Although Zaječek has the upper hand after the hall (he won silver and has 2 times of around 20 minutes), Moravek did not finish there after a long covid. He demonstrated his return to form during a recent solo race in Trnava, where he walked 5 km alone in 20:13, and behind the scenes there is talk of a technically excellent performance by this pedestrian. However, only Saturday's race will show whether he is ready for a longer distance.

Among the juniors, two of our representatives - Albert Kukla and Vojtěch Novák - will be in the top ten. Both showed improvement in the hall and we can look forward to their race. We have to look for the biggest favorites among the Mexicans and we will see what international competition will drive our fighters to.

We will also have our representation in the juniors. Above all, Ema Klimentová will try to approach the nomination criteria for the MSJ in Lima (47:00), Alžběta Franklová will strive for the first time at the level of 50 min. Klimentová, together with the Mexican Cortes, will be among the favorites.

Uvírová from Ostrava and Bakliková from Pilsen will compete in the U23 category.

At 10:00 a.m., the teenage girls set off for their 5 km race. Pilsen indoor champion Dojčárová and Frýdek Říhová they will represent the Czech colors.

Among the teenagers, Dan Mochal from Liberec, Plecháček from Turnov and Vojtěch Vejvančický from Rumbur will try to compete with international competition. The main favorites are the local Bátovský and Mažgút.

They will also have a joint start with the five boys and girls for 3 km. Frýdecký Myška together with pedestrian novice Hynk Svoboda  should dominate this race.

Zvonková, Vaňková, Krasulov from Frýdek will present themselves among the studentsá and it is gratifying that after the medal from the MČR in the hall, he will also try the international level Noemi Maják from Kadaň. Some of our girls could fight for the podium, but it will definitely not be easy.

However, the list of Czech tracks in the Dudin race is far from over. As we have already reported in the past, after successfully passing the international exams, Martin Nedvídek from Rumburk will appear in the field of judges, and Míla Lapka was appointed WA's technical delegate.

We wish all our representatives great experiences and, above all, performances that will move them forward.

 

Already this Saturday, the 43rd year Dudinské 50, DUDINCE - SLOVAKIA, 16.03.2024 

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