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working together to reinvent mobility where diverse people are offered opportunities to learn with options across functions and geographies a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility is proudly celebrating the 160th anniversary of its Chorzów rolling stock manufacturing plant with a total area of almost 300,000 m2 with 2500 employees is part of Alstom's global competence centre for manufacturing and engineering It designs and manufactures modern metro cars which are used by residents of many countries in Europe and in the Middle East the plant is a symbol of progress and technology constantly contributing to local innovation “The 160 years of operation of the Chorzów rolling stock plant have been a period of transformation The former Konstal has become a point of reference for the local community creating a sense of belonging and community we combine pride in our industrial heritage and the achievements of many generations with ongoing work based on world-breaking technologies in an international environment Our strength invariably lies in our people and their extraordinary talents” The Alstom plant in Chorzów was established in 1864 as part of the then Royal Steelworks It was first tasked to process steel into components for track and rolling stock and Steel structures originating from the Chorzów plant were used to build strategic infrastructure investments throughout Poland It was here that the structures of more than 100 impressive bridges were built including in Warsaw (the Poniatowski Bridge and the Gdansk Bridge) and in Puławy (the Mościcki Bridge) then known as Chorzowska Wytwórnia Konstrukcji Stalowych "KONSTAL" was the only manufacturer of trams in Poland It is from this factory that the famous "n-ki" nearly 7,000 trams left Chorzów and are still in use in more than a dozen cities and urban agglomerations throughout Poland Alstom recognised the great potential of the plant began extensive investment in modernisation the development of production lines and course and training programmes An important milestone in the development of the plant was the launch of an aluminium welding line the plant in Chorzów is a leader in this technology successfully delivering aluminium trains to European markets Alstom is the largest manufacturer and exporter of rolling stock in Poland It employs more than 4,500 people nationwide Alstom is steadily expanding production capacity at the Chorzów plant and continue to recruit highly qualified specialists Alstom's portfolio includes high-speed rail The Chorzów plant is not only one of Alstom's largest but also one of the most technologically advanced factories in the world In addition to designing and manufacturing metro cars the plant acts as a centre of excellence to produce aluminium and steel passenger train bodies 2400 aluminium metro cars and aluminium cars for regional railways have been produced in Chorzów The plant is currently fulfilling an ambitious order book for international customers the production of 31 battery-electric (BEMU) and six electric (EMU) X'trapolis units for Dublin Metropolitan Railway 37 Coradia Stream electric trains for Romanian Railways and 130 Coradia Stream High-Capacity double-decker EMU trains for the German rail operator SFBW of Baden Wurttemberg Alstom's trains are custom-designed and manufactured products - each design is created in close collaboration with the customer keeping in mind the comfort and needs of passengers and the operator's operational objectives numerous charging options for mobile phones and laptops multifunctional spaces with space for large luggage prams and bicycles are among examples of solutions that contribute to the comfort of the journey Alstom™ is a trademark of the Alstom Group who missed the last Diamond League women's 100m in Paris at the end of August after withdrawing with fatigue looked back on form at the World Continental Gold event as she set a meeting record of 10.81 to take the 100m breaking 11 seconds for the 12th time this season Swiss sprinter Mujinga Kambundji was second in 11.08 ahead of Britain's Daryll Neita who ran 11.15 The 34-year-old looks set for an exciting rematch with Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the Zurich Diamond League Final on Thursday. Tokyo 2020 200m gold medallist De Grasse was an easy winner of the half-lap event coming off the bend strongly to cross the line in front in 20.21 Fellow Canadian Jerome Blake was second in 20.32 with Italy's sprint relay hero Filippo Tortu third in 20.40 As befits the competition held in memory of the Sydney 2000 hammer gold medallist field events played a big part in the Continental Tour Gold meeting The top three in the men's hammer in Tokyo filled the top three places in Chorzow but in different places Reigning four-time hammer world champion Pawel Fajdek won home bragging rights with a fine final throw to beat Wojciech Nowicki The Olympic gold medallist led with 77.45m but Fajdek went out to 79.60m to take victory after his bronze in Japan Norway's Eivind Henriksen (77.38m) was third after his Tokyo silver Double Olympic champion Ryan Crouser took his unbeaten run to 25 contests with victory in the shot put The American was not at his brilliant best but 22.39m in round two was enough to take victory with compatriot Joe Kovacs (22.00m) and New Zealand's Tom Walsh (21.68m) second and third just as they were in Tokyo World record holder Crouser suffered his last defeat at the 2019 Doha World Championships Olympic silver medallist Chris Nilsen kept up his strong recent form with 5.86m to take victory in the men's pole vault Fellow American KC Lightfoot took second on countback ahead of EJ Obiena of the Philippines with both men clearing 5.80m Reigning world champion Sam Kendricks was only sixth with a best clearance of 5.70m Gianmarco Tamberi won the high jump with a third-time success at 2.30m The Italian then failed with two attempts at 2.36m which would have broken the meet record held by joint-Olympic gold medallist Mutaz Essa Barshim ExclusiveHighlightsBarshim and Tamberi: United by gold and friendshipIt was one of the most emotional and heartwarming moments in Olympic history - when Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share high jump gold rather than continue with the jump-off at Tokyo 2020 Re-live that magic moment and hear from the two men involved After disappointment in Tokyo and second place in Paris, Johannes Vetter returned to winning ways in the javelin With no 'Final 3' as in the Diamond League, the German's second-round effort of 89.60m was enough to see him avenge last weekend's defeat to Grenada's world champion Anderson Peters (83.61m) There was a home win in the women's event with Olympic silver medallist Maria Andrejczyk setting a meeting record of 61.77m in the fifth round American Maggie Malone took second (61.46m) ahead of Australia's reigning world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber (60.61m) Michael Cherry has been in excellent form since just missing out on the individual 400m podium in Tokyo Fresh from clocking a new personal best of 44.03 in Brussels on Friday night the Olympic relay gold medallist surged clear off the home bend and coasted over the line in 44.94 Fellow American Vernon Norwood was second in 45.12 ahead of Deon Lendore of Trinidad and Tobago Tobi Amusan got the better of Olympic bronze medallist Megan Tapper to take victory in the 100m hurdles was a comfortable winner in 12.64 with Tapper crossing the line in 12.75 ahead of Christina Clemons Britain's Jemma Reekie won the women's 1000m in a new meet record Alison dos Santos backed up his win in Friday's Brussels Diamond League with a meeting record of 48.50 in the 400m hurdles Brazil's Olympic bronze medallist was three-tenths clear of Yasmani Copello of Turkey with Jamaica's Jaheel Hyde third Not even a personal best for Tokyo steeplechase gold medallist Soufiane El-Bakkali was enough to give him victory in the flat 3000m The Moroccan was beaten by Ethopian teenager Tadese Worku who clocked a meeting record 7:36.47 two weeks after his gold at the World U20 Championships in Nairobi. El-Bakkali ran 7:37.18 with compatriot Mohammed Tindouft third And finally, there was an emotional farewell for two-time Olympic silver medallist Piotr Malachowski in the men's discus The retiring 38-year-old threw a best of 62.29m to finish fourth, with Slovenia's Olympic finalist Kristjan Ceh winning with a best throw of 66.65m It was an extra special competition for Malachowski whose seven-year-old son Henryk von-Engel-Malachowski also taking part in the event Poland -- Armand Duplantis broke the world record in the pole vault again this time clearing 6.26 meters in a Diamond League meet in Poland on Sunday the Louisiana-born 24-year-old who competes for his mother's native Sweden added another centimeter to his world record in Chorzow It's the third time this year that he has set a world record. He did so in the recent Olympic Games in Paris, clearing 6.25 meters after clinching the gold medal. Duplantis, who is widely known as "Mondo," has broken the world record 10 times in his career -- each time by one centimeter. "This year I focused on the Olympics, the record just came naturally because I was in good shape," Duplantis said. "So I am not surprised with the record today, but I am thankful." Olympic silver medallist Sam Kendricks of the United States cleared 6.00 before failing at 6.08 to take second, with Paris bronze-medal winner Emmanouil Karalis of Greece finishing third, also clearing six meters. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. 08 Mar 2025 18:30:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Arka Gdynia won 1–0 over Ruch Chorzow on Sat Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Ruch Chorzow 2 win(s) Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Ruch Chorzow and Arka Gdynia on Sat 08 Mar 2025 18:30:00 GMT?Arka Gdynia won 1–0 over Ruch Chorzow on Sat 08 Mar 2025 18:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches Ruch Chorzow is playing home against Arka Gdynia on Sat Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Warsaw and Chorzów will host the first four home matches of the Polish national team in 2025 Two of the scheduled matches will be held at PGE Narodowy and two more will be held at the Silesian Stadium The Poles will begin competition with a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in March against Lithuania and Malta Both games will be played at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw “PGE Narodowy is a symbolic place in Poland’s recent football history we have experienced huge emotions and great moments here after the most important matches We are happy that our national team will also play at this venue in 2025 we also want to acknowledge the fans in the south of the country Fans follow the national team all over the world we will also play our matches in Chorzów,” said Cezary Kulesza President of the Polish Football Association The Polish team will play their first match in 2025 at the Silesian Stadium on 6 June The decision will be announced in a separate press release the Polish national team will face Finland in Chorzów in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier “The Silesian Stadium is a place with a unique atmosphere Anyone interested in football in our country knows that our national team has played matches there that have made history Playing in this magnificent stadium is a great honour and a chance to continue the tradition full of emotions and beautiful moments,” added Łukasz Wachowski Secretary General of the Polish Football Association The Poles have two more matches scheduled later this year: a friendly (rival to be confirmed) on 9 October and a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Spain or the Netherlands on 14 November The location of these matches has not yet been determined We will announce the decision in a separate press release Polish national team home matches in 2025: Poland vs Lithuania (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier) Poland vs Malta (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier) Poland vs Finland (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier) Poland vs Spain/the Netherlands (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier) threw 94.84 with his next attempt under the covered roof in Chorzow which is the sixth longest distance ever recorded the German revealed that the achievement came in the city where his grandfather was born and suggested that had it been in an "open" stadium the huge throw would have broken the world record and travelled "over 100m" There were several other meeting records in the track and field events in Chorzow Poland's Maria Andrejczyk won the women's javelin with a new mark of 65.70m in front of a home stadium full of cardboard cutouts of fans due to coronavirus restrictions preventing spectators attending the event Brit runner and fellow Rio 2016 Olympian Laura Muir won the women's 1500m in a time of 3:58.24 The men's shot put event in Chorzow was won by American Ryan Crouser, who bettered the meeting record with each of his first three throws The Rio 2016 champion finished with a best of 22.70m to continue his excellent 2020 season The four-car Coradia Max regional trains consist of two double-deck cars and two single-deck centre cars Alstom has dispatched its first Coradia Max high-capacity electric regional train to Germany for testing.   This marks a significant milestone in fulfilling an order for 130 trains destined for a Baden-Württemberg-based customer representing the largest order for double-deck trains at Alstom’s Chorzow plant.  the facility produces components for similar trains for other German clients.   Consisting of two double-deck cars and two single-deck centre cars Coradia Max offers a total of 380 seats.   The full-scale production of these trains is managed at Alstom’s Chorzów site which is part of the company’s global competence centre for manufacturing and engineering.  The first trainset departed from Chorzów at the beginning of November 2024 and will undergo testing in Germany before returning to Poland for further work Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Alstom Poland managing director Beata Rusinowicz said: “The Chorzów site is one of the largest and most modern factories in the Alstom group We carry out complex contracts requiring specialised expertise and continuous innovation The order for double-deck trains for Baden-Württemberg is the first double-deck train project realised from start to finish at our plant.  it is a custom-built project – with comfortable first class on the upper deck and numerous solutions to enhance passenger comfort including for passengers with reduced mobility.   we also produce modern trains for the Netherlands and Italy we contribute to green and sustainable mobility worldwide,” stresses Beata Rusinowicz Managing Director of Alstom in Poland.  The Coradia Max trains are designed with passenger comfort as a priority featuring amenities such as air conditioning and facilities catering to passengers with reduced mobility.   With a top speed of up to 200km/h and a modular design that allows custom configurations and interiors over 500 Coradia Max units have been ordered across Europe.  Nominations are now open for the prestigious Railway Technology Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes 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Discover how we move the world. At Alstom, we value curious and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. We are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where diverse people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographies. 5 November 2024 - Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, is fulfilling an order to supply 130 Coradia Max high-capacity electric regional trains to a Baden-Württemberg-based customer. This is the largest order for double-deck trains being realised at the Chorzow plant. In addition to double-deck trains for Baden-Württemberg, the Silesian plant manufactures components for trains of the same type for two other customers in Germany. Alstom™ and Coradia Max™ are trademarks of the Alstom Group. 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Legia Warszawa won 5–0 over Ruch Chorzow on Wed The current head to head record for the teams are Ruch Chorzow 5 win(s) Legia Warszawa have won the previous 2 matches against Ruch Chorzow Who won between Ruch Chorzow and Legia Warszawa on Wed 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT?Legia Warszawa won 5–0 over Ruch Chorzow on Wed 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT.InsightsHaven't scored in their last 3 matches Ruch Chorzow is playing home against Legia Warszawa on Wed 06 Apr 2025 12:30:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}GKS Tychy won 1–0 over Ruch Chorzow on Sun Have scored 13 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Ruch Chorzow and GKS Tychy on Sun 06 Apr 2025 12:30:00 GMT?GKS Tychy won 1–0 over Ruch Chorzow on Sun 06 Apr 2025 12:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 2 goals in their last 5 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of Silesia with Chorzów’s urban tissue Activity Zone is designed as a concrete platform perforated throughout to create different flora-filled shapes to accompany the site’s existing trees which were all preserved for this public park and individually designed street furniture ‘The platform connects the diverse program intensifies the use of the place and becomes itself an element of play,’ writes the Awards platform. The studio’s project was nominated for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies Van der Rohe Award (EUMiesAward) all images © Michał Kopaniszyn, courtesy EUMiesAward While initially catering to young students, the multifunctional public park is open to users of all age groups, inviting a proper integration of the University of Silesia‘s academic community with local inhabitants and the surrounding nature Activity Zone brings back life to Chorzów by attracting frequent visits gradually transforming an abandoned place into a safe park neglected area into an active green space for all age groups Activity Zone park by SLAS architekci is part of a regeneration program for the University of Silesia carving shapes from the concrete platform and filling them with flora SLAS architekci looks to gradually turn the difficult neighborhood into a safe public park architecture: SLAS architekci client: University of Silesia in Katowice photography: Michał Kopaniszyn placement: EUMiesAward 2022 nominee AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Source: footballghana.com « Prev Next » Comments (4) Listen to Article Ghanaian winger Morgan Fassbender Germany’s 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter dominated the javelin at the Orlen Kusocinski Memorial winning with 90.86m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting in Chorzow on Tuesday (25) The 27-year-old German headed to the Polish city off the back of four consecutive victories including a 91.49m world lead at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Turku He opened his series today at the Silesian Stadium with 86.81m a mark which would have ultimately been enough to win but he improved in the second round to a stadium record of 90.86m Vetter followed it with 86.40m in round three and 90.00m in round four It wasn’t until the fifth round that one of his competitors joined him beyond 80 metres as 2013 world champion Vitezslav Vesely launched his spear out to 82.94m Poland’s Marcin Krukowski then improved to 82.17m in the final round to move into third place But Vetter could not be caught and he ended his series with 89.00m Britain’s Jemma Reekie maintained her winning streak in the 800m Two days after winning at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Stockholm the double European U23 champion was paced through the first lap in 58.80 before she once again ran away from the rest of the field in the final 200 metres to win in 1:58.63 Her time is the fastest outdoor performance in the world this year while the outright world lead remains Reekie’s indoor clocking of 1:57.91 Poland’s Sofia Ennaoui was second in 2:00.12 with Germany’s Christina Hering placing third in 2:00.47 Olympic silver medallist Orlando Ortega comfortably won the 110m hurdles equalling the meeting record of 13.25 (1.0m/s) France’s 2017 world U18 silver medallist Cyrena Samba-Mayela impressed in the 100m hurdles to win in a PB of 12.87 the second-fastest time ever by a European teenager European champion Wojciech Nowicki delighted the 5000 Polish spectators – a smaller crowd than usual to keep in line with current guidelines – by winning the men’s hammer with a season’s best of 80.09m Up against domestic rival and four-time world champion Pawel Fajdek Nowicki led from the outset after opening with 76.81m and improving to 78.65m but Nowicki extended his advantage in the third round Hungary’s world bronze medallist Bence Halasz crept into second place between the two Poles None of the top three improved in the final three rounds 2017 world bronze medallist Malwina Kopron came out on top with a second-round throw of 73.43m Katarzyna Furmanek continued her current good form with 71.37m for the runner-up spot European champion Michal Haratyk secured a third Polish throws victory but he was pushed all the way by World Indoor Tour winner Filip Mihaljevic of Croatia Mihaljevic came close to Haratyk’s lead in round three with 21.36m but then improved to 21.44m in round four and 21.59m in round five Haratyk grabbed the lead back with a season’s best of 21.88m Mihaljevic spun out of the circle in the final round and crashed to the ground with what appeared to be a groin injury US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has had mixed fortunes on the European circuit so far this month The two-time world champion was unable to compete at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco after his poles failed to arrive on time He then headed to Leverkusen and Bydgoszcz winning both times with 5.81m and 5.80m respectively but appeared to struggle in Stockholm at the weekend With conditions more conducive to bigger vaults in Chorzow than they were in the Swedish capital two days ago A first-time clearance at 5.77m secured victory for Kendricks and he then sailed over 5.82m He ended his competition with three unsuccessful attempts at a would-be meeting record of 5.92m Britain’s Imani Lansiquot finished strongly in the women’s 100m overtaking Germany’s Tatjana Pinto and the fast-starting Ewa Swoboda to win in 11.19 (1.3m/s) – just 0.01 shy of Swoboda’s meeting record from last year World bronze medallist Ferguson Cheruiyot also came on strong in the latter stages overtaking early leader Wesley Vazquez and holding off Polish duo Marcin Lewandowski and Adam Kszczot to win the 800m in 1:45.34 Vazquez held on to second place in 1:45.54 USA’s Wadeline Jonathas won the 400m in a season’s best of 51.23 world silver medallist Maryna Bekh-Romanchukh won the long jump with 6.78m (0.2m/s) and Ghana’s Sean Safo-Antwi took the 100m in 10.23 (-0.8m/s) Vetter and Stahl break meeting records in Tur.. The latest Lalive Lecture saw Pierre-Marie Dupuy analyse the judgment in the Chorzów Factory case and argue that the reparation principles relied on by arbitral tribunals in international investment disputes are often misunderstood Vincent Reynaud and Maël Deschamps of Lalive report Register for free to receive GAR’s daily briefing and access to GAR 100 expert analysis and essential resources from the Global Arbitration Review experts Copyright © Law Business ResearchCompany Number: 03281866 VAT: GB 160 7529 10 Get more from GARSign up to our daily email alert Unlock unlimited access to all Global Arbitration Review content Kinga Strogoff plans Lechia Gdańsk takeover amid financial crisis Financial struggles add to Slask Wroclaw’s woes under new coach Ante Šimundža Wisla Krakow delivered a stunning performance in the 21st round of the Polish second division while Mariusz Kutwa and Angel Baena Perez each added a goal the biggest talking point was the record-breaking attendance A total of 53,293 fans packed the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów setting a new benchmark for Polish football in the 21st century The Polish Second Division, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/3XLMCDnqIF Poland’s biggest football crowd in decades The previous record was also held by Ruch Chorzów when 50,087 fans attended a second-division clash against Widzew Łódź last season The overwhelming attendance was driven by the importance of the match as third-placed Ruch and seventh-placed Wisla are both fighting for promotion to the top-tier Ekstraklasa these two clubs are among the most successful in Polish football history The significance of the match was further highlighted by the presence of Szymon Marciniak who officiated the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France "The atmosphere showed that it was an important match It's nice to work when you get along with the players and the atmosphere is nice without insults and pleasant to referee," said Marciniak Nogomania.com is a premier destination for football enthusiasts delivering fresh and in-depth content from the heart of the Ex-Yu region's football scene Latvian history-maker Andzejs Lebedevs continues his FIM Speedway Grand Prix journey after being crowned Speedway European Championship winner in Chorzow on Saturday Lebedevs raced to 11 points in his heats at the legendary Stadion Slaski to seal his second SEC gold medal – seeing off the challenge of Danish racer Leon Madsen and Polish star Kacper Woryna before the final to add to the continental crown he won in 2017 This year’s victory comes with an added prize as it guarantees Lebedevs qualification for the 2025 Speedway GP series Lebedevs is in his first season as a permanent SGP rider becoming the first Latvian ever to compete in the World Championship full-time after being handed a wild card by the SGP Commission at the end of last season But now Lebedevs will be back without any help from the selectors after sealing SEC gold – just seven days after becoming Latvia’s first-ever SGP finalist when he finished fourth at the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens last Saturday Lebedevs is the sixth rider to guarantee his spot in the 2025 Speedway GP series joining certain top-six finishers Bartosz Zmarzlik The delighted Daugavpils-born racer said: “Now I feel calm because I was nervous When we saw how good he was in his first heat move forward and take the points.’ I am satisfied and happy with myself Lebedevs won two of the four SEC rounds in Debrecen and Gustrow and finished the championship on 50 points in total after exiting at the semi-final stage in Chorzow.  Victory at Stadion Slaski went to Danish star Anders Thomsen who won the evening’s final ahead of Madsen in second local hero Woryna in third and Poland’s Patryk Dudek in fourth Madsen joined Thomsen in qualifying for the final automatically on 14 points before adding another two in the final fourth-placed Thomsen on 41 and Poland’s Piotr Pawlicki on 40 all qualify for the 2025 SEC series by securing their spots in this season’s top five Former world No.2 Dudek missed out on qualification in sixth spot on 36 he could yet take his place in the 2025 Speedway GP series when he lines up in the FIM SGP Challenge in Pardubice on October 4 when the top four riders earn SGP berths for next year Seventh place went to Denmark’s Rasmus Jensen on 33 It was a night to forget for Poland’s Maciej Janowski who finished eighth on 32 after crashing out of the meeting in heat nine with his hand caught under Swedish star Jacob Thorssell’s rear mudguard as he tumbled The former world No.3 was taken to hospital for further checks EKSTRALIGA | VACULIK LEADS GORZOW TO DERBY DELIGHT ZMARZLIK LANDS MAXIMUM POINTS IN LANDSHUT AFTER SPEEDWAY GP & SPRINT DOUBLE ZMARZLIK TAKES SPEEDWAY GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER WINNING LANDSHUT SPRINT RACE Maccabi’s pre-season training camp in Poland began with a 5-0 victory over second division side Ruch Chorzow at Busko-Zdrój With Eran Zahavi and Nir Biton both left out to rest and with Roy Revivo Dor Turgeman and new signing Elad Madmon all on international duty ahead of the Olympic Games – Lazetic gave his entire squad some playing time In the 24th minute Maccabi’s captain for the match Dor Peretz put Maccabi in front after being put through by Dan Biton The midfielder then turned from provider to scorer as he doubled the score on the stroke of halftime with a left foot rocket into the top corner to double the score Lazetic changed almost the entire the team with Idan Nachmias the only player to stay on for the entire duration of the match sifting from right back to the heart of defense In the 64th minute Nadav Niddam carried the ball from the middle of the park before sending a low powerful drive to make it 3-0 Matan Hozez who was introduced as a sub midway through the second half sent a cross which was headed in by Saied Abu Farhi on 73 for Maccabi’s fourth In the 88th minute Abu Farhi doubled his tally on the night as he side footed him from point blank range following good work by Yonatan Cohen Sign up for FREE in 2 easy steps to gain access to all online content and our newsletter: We are excited to welcome you to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC online please confirm your email address by opening the link in the email we sent you when you signed up In the email you will find your membership number In order to complete your registration please sign in Your spot/s will be saved for 10 minutes in order for you to be able to complete the registration A code was sent to your mobile phone please click on it in order to confirm your registration the most-medalled female track and field athlete in Olympic history continued her final season with a second place in Chorzów Picture by 2022 Getty ImagesBy ZK GohAllyson Felix's farewell tour continued Sunday (5 June) with a solid second place finish in a 400m in Poland That was the 36-year-old's best time this season as she builds up towards the USA Track and Field Championships and national trials, set for the end of June in Eugene, Oregon, and next month's World Championships, also at Hayward Field in Eugene. Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland won the race in 50.40 seconds. and one bronze – is also a record among all female track and field athletes at the Olympic Games Felix's 18 medals is also a record among all athletes She has won 13 golds – four individual and nine in relays – three silvers While the 36-year-old has announced this is her final season there is no guarantee that she will make the American World Championships team for a final time Felix will have to qualify through the U.S Allyson Felix has announced that the 2022 athletics season will be her last The American made more history at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021 She managed to overtake Carl Lewis as the USA's most decorated track and field athlete in Olympic history the 35-year-old American took her tally to 11 medals which also leaves her as the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history Felix broke her tie for most women's Olympic athletics medals with Merlene Ottey (nine) We bring you all of Allyson Felix medal races at the Olympics - from Athens 2004 to Tokyo 2020 The highly rated 16-year-old, who turns 17 on Friday, had trials with Manchester United and Manchester City after attracting widespread attention at Ruch Chorzow but has agreed a move to Anfield for an initial £250,000. was at Melwood on Wednesday to undergo a medical and finalise terms He is expected to go straight into the academy system at Liverpool and follows the signing of the 19-year-old Grujic from Red Star Belgrade The 19-year-old Grujic has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Anfield but will be loaned back to Serbia’s league leaders for the remainder of the season “We’re very pleased because Marko is a big talent and we’ve seen him a lot of times,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website our scouts showed me some footage of a very skilled player from Red Star Belgrade a young boy but plays an important role at Red Star the Schalke defender who is out of contract in the summer 100% of renewable energy and elimination of 9 tons of plastic per year Alstom has launched the “Plastic Free” campaign the goal is to eliminate plastic cups and bottles the company ended access to plastic bottled drinks and handed over water bottles to all employees encouraging to use them at work on daily basis Next step is to reduce the packaging of production materials delivered to Alstom Alstom in Poland will eliminate minimum 9 tons of plastic per year we signed a contract for 12,000 MWh of energy certified by a Guarantee of Origin corresponding to 100% of the estimated annual consumption of our Chorzów site this amount of energy would provide light and power all electric appliances in more than three thousand households for an entire year” – explains Paweł Siwek “Switching to renewable energy sources is another milestone in Alstom’s sustainability strategy Alstom undertakings within CSR & Sustainability strategies involve also activities dedicated to employees and subcontractors  The “plastic free” campaign is a good example which will  allow us to eliminate 9 tons of plastic per year.” highlights Artur Fryczkowski Alstom’s continued commitment to sustainable mobility has been recognised by independent experts the company has been listed in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index by Corporate Knights and in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Index (DJSI) which demonstrates Alstom’s true leadership in the field of sustainability Now to the coal fields of Upper Silesia and a fixture between two of Poland’s most historically successful clubs… It is far from the scenario the Ruch Chorzow ‘ultras’ had in mind but like a gambler who knows he has left it too late to recover his losses they are going to play their trump card anyway drifting to defeat at the hands of their fiercest rivals someone gives the signal and they unfurl a huge tifo of what appears to be… Bart Simpson… looking terrified as he is… plunged into a cauldron… by a sinister-looking muscle-bound figure wearing a blue shirt with the motif PF (which stands for “Psycho Fans”) another banner runs the length of the stadium The message translates roughly as: “Let the cauldron bubble without mercy for our rivals.” The juxtaposition of The Simpsons and (it seems) Macbeth is quite something a wonderfully compelling backdrop to a game that has lost its way a huge number of red smoke flares lighting up the sky All of this has been arranged in advance and the Ruch fans are not going to allow something as inconvenient as the scoreline to disrupt their best-laid plans he has become a poster boy for Gornik Zabrze’s ultras hence their image of him being plunged into a cauldron — the witches’ cauldron “kociol czarownic”, being the nickname for the club’s Slaski stadium bloody rivalry in the Polish industrial heartland of Upper Silesia: two cities just nine miles apart in the south of the country politically and economically connected since 2017 under the banner of the Metropolis GZM district but viciously divided when it comes to football On the hour or so’s drive west from Krakow world-renowned university and old-world charm the landscape changes markedly as you approach Silesia Greenery gives way to shades of grey and an industrial landscape with coal mines It is like travelling back in time to the days when coal was king; in the late 1980s Poland produced more than 250million metric tons of coal a year the majority of it from the Upper Silesian Coal Basin an area encompassing cities such as Katowice where you have one big city,” says former Gornik executive Rafal Kedzior who is now a sports presenter for Viaplay TV so these small communities grew up around the coal mines and the steelworks and so on And you know how it is — each city wants to be the leader.” A casual observer might be excused for regarding Sosnowiec Zabrze and Chorzow as mere satellites of Katowice Upper Silesia’s biggest city; and in terms of economy and infrastructure projects there has been much greater integration since the establishment of Metropolis GZM “Poland is a fascinating country and Silesia is a fascinating region with its own identity,” says Alex Webber author of the forthcoming book The Heart Of Poland: An Odyssey Through A Country’s Football Culture “It’s got the heavy industry that makes it natural to be a football hotbed like the Ruhr in Germany or the north-west of England It has also got this very distinct flavour in terms of the local rivalries.” When four teams in the Zabrze area merged in 1948 which in this case is widely believed to refer to the movement for Silesian liberation from the Weimar Republic at that time Ruch label themselves “the most Silesian of Silesian clubs” no doubt fully aware that other clubs would make the same claim But as powerful as the Silesian identity might be — with its own language and a separatist movement campaigning for the region to reclaim the status it held between the World Wars as an autonomous region of the Second Polish Republic — the sense of local identity is even stronger “You’ll see a lot of football graffiti and murals,” Webber says You get raiding parties going out at night to deface another team’s murals Doing this kind of thing is where the young fans earn their stripes Ruch and Gornik were by far Poland’s most successful clubs drawing on their resources of local talent and fuelled by fervent support The next most successful club was Wisla Krakow with five Legia Warsaw had won just four — and none since 1970 The past four decades have seen a very different story the year that marks a watershed in Polish history neither club has won another title; Legia have celebrated 11 There is a familiar story across European football over this period of big-city clubs asserting a new-found superiority while provincial ones have found it harder to adjust to the socioeconomic realities of the 21st century it is not quite as straightforward as that There is a neat symmetry in the fact that the Ruch-Gornik axis fell into decline in the same year that Poland ditched communism for the free market and also began to move (gradually) away from coal but it doesn’t entirely work as an explanation while coal production has declined dramatically across Europe over recent decades — to almost nothing in the case of the UK — Upper Silesia is still fiercely and proudly committed to heavy industry Poland produced 53million tonnes of hard coal (97 per cent of the European Union’s total) and it came almost entirely from Upper Silesia the type of sharp economic decline suffered by many former mining and manufacturing communities across Europe has been resisted for as long as possible it has not just been a case of Legia taking control and leaving provincial sides in the shade Ten clubs have been champions of Poland more recently than Ruch or Gornik a list that includes their Silesian neighbours Zaglebie Lubin Piast Gliwice and (last season) Rakow Czestochowa from near the north-eastern border with Belarus Ruch returned to the top-flight Ekstraklasa after a six-year absence but the campaign has been one of grim struggle for Polish football’s sleeping giants as they prepared for the clubs’ first league meeting in Chorzow since September 2015 was that it might be the last for some time In the days before ‘Wielkie Derby Slaska’ (the Great Silesian Derby) Gornik and their fans were furious at being allocated just 2,000 tickets pointing out that Legia were given 4,000 for their visit last month Gornik took the opportunity to portray themselves and their supporters as “uninvited guests” in enemy territory. Their former Bayern Munich and Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski fronted that campaign declaring that Ruch “probably see how our fans sing and how much energy they give and that’s what their fans were afraid of” Podolski was born in Gliwice, a 10-minute drive from Zabrze, and raised as a Gornik fan, even though his family left for Germany in his infancy. It was one of his dreams to come back to his boyhood club to finish his career. Even at 38, having achieved so much in his career, lifting the 2014 World Cup with Germany winning trophies at club level in four different countries the thought of a derby against Ruch excites him “It arouses emotion and attracts fans,” he says ahead of the game saying this is one of the great derbies in European football unfiltered derby experience we would be getting if this match was being held at the more compact 9,000-capacity Ruchu stadium He says it will still be loud and fiercely passionate at the five-times-bigger Slaski — Ruch’s temporary stadium while their historic home waits for redevelopment and modernisation — but less “visceral” It certainly doesn’t feel visceral walking through Park Slaski, past the zoo and the planetarium towards the ground. Contrary to Polish football’s reputation for hooliganism, it feels sedate. A little bit Premier League There are a lot of families with young children fans wearing the colours of Widzew Lodz and Wisla Krakow It is one of those fan coalitions that is particular to Polish football chanting something that doesn’t seem to be about solidarity with their Upper Silesian neighbours The sirens that were heard at least an hour earlier were those of a police escort for the buses carrying the fans from Zabrze to the stadium as used for high-risk matches in England and Wales where to eliminate the risk of skirmishes between rival fans the only way to get into — or indeed anywhere near — the away section is by travelling en masse with the police as part of a “bubble” Hooliganism has been a serious issue in Polish football Former Gornik executive Kedzior cites a terrifying experience when attending an indoor tournament in Katowice in 1998 when more than 100 spectators were injured in clashes between fans of multiple teams Numerous Ruch-Gornik matches have been marred by crowd trouble — most recently in the Polish Cup last season — but both Webber and Kedzior suggest the worst incidents occur away from the stadiums.  In 2017 a prominent Gornik supporter was beaten to death by a group of men believed to be Ruch ultras Sometimes it comes down to those undercover ‘raids’ on enemy territory an attempt to deface murals or steal flags “The flags are essentially seen as sacred in Polish fan circles,” Webber says “If your flags are stolen by a rival team’s ultras as in a pre-arranged fight between rival fans — often in the surrounding woodland or on a piece of waste ground The Polish hooligan movement has begun to be squeezed in recent years 15 of Ruch’s “psycho fans” were sentenced to prison — in one case for 15 years — after being found guilty of a variety of wide variety of offences some relating to hooliganism and others to organised crime the atmosphere on the walk up to Stadion Slaski feels reassuringly calm But it changes on arrival at the stadium perimeter It almost feels overbearing: a long line of officers on horseback here Most of the officers are wielding batons or carrying what look like gas canisters Helicopters are circling overhead and there are police vans As a counterpoint to the raw machismo of the rivalry Those carefree days can hardly feel more distant for Ruch’s supporters once play begins They make most of the running in the first half and are a little unfortunate to see a goal disallowed after a VAR review But the home fans provide the spectacle — and the noise — with a series of choreographed displays with 14 gold stars on display to mark their number of league titles a synchronised release of blue and white flares another pyrotechnic display with blue and white fireworks the length of one stand The air becomes so thick with smoke that the referees have to halt play for several minutes Gornik, with Podolski in the front line and former Liverpool youngster Dani Pacheco in midfield but they take the lead in first-half stoppage time through Adrian Kapralik corralled in the upper tier behind the goal he scores into go wild and start letting off fireworks of their own it resembles two bald men fighting over a comb who look doomed to relegation. Not that you would detect it from the atmosphere There is another tifo display early in the second half and then the piece de resistance: Bart Simpson and the witches’ cauldron at which point their fans produce so much smoke that you briefly wonder whether it is all a ploy to have the game abandoned The smoke lifts just in time for us to see Soichiro Kozuki a Japanese winger on loan from German club Schalke score Gornik’s second on the counter-attack The mood on the terraces remains defiant and Ruch find a consolation — of a very limited sort — when substitute Soma Novothny pulls a goal back in the closing stages But by now the home fans are out of fireworks and their team are about to run out of time there is something striking about the atmosphere There is no sense of anger towards a home side who have won just two of their 25 league matches all season For all the hatred that hangs in the air throughout there is a sense of unconditional — and perhaps unrequited — love for their team or at least for the football club and what even after three decades of unexpected misery where Gornik’s players are celebrating wildly in front of their supporters Podolski has somehow got his hands on a megaphone and Podolski posts a picture on social media from the Gornik dressing room He references “unwanted hospitality” and says he and his team-mates are happy to “take three points to Zabrze” DERBY dla Górnika ⚪🔵🔴🔥W zamian za niechcianą gościnę zabieramy do Zabrza 3 punkty❗ Torcida, Kibice dziękuję za ten doping👊🏻💪🏻 @TorcidaGornik pic.twitter.com/weAzlBXTXo — Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) March 16, 2024 he references having “cooked something in this cauldron” the Great Silesian Derby,” said club president Seweryn Siemianowski “Everyone saw perfectly what the celebration looked like on the pitch and in the stands.” “after the match we learned that the losses in the (away fans’) sector are very He described “enormous devastation” to the stadium’s IT infrastructure and to the toilets in the away end “The double metal doors securing the server room were literally broken in half,” he said Wstępne oględziny dokonane krótko po meczu derbowym przez przedstawicieli Stadionu Śląskiego i Ruchu wykazały znaczne zniszczenia w sektorze gości Oświadczenie Klubu 📝🔗https://t.co/uwkoZB9FiM pic.twitter.com/6S1DI2TGZJ — Ruch Chorzów (@RuchChorzow1920) March 17, 2024 “Fans are a multitude of wonderful people all over the world It was Gornik Zabrze hooligans who destroyed and devastated the visiting sector.” he declared that all away supporters would be banned from the stadium until further notice There was an empty seat at the top table because Gornik had rejected an invitation for a board member to attend the club said they disputed the allegations suggested that “the damage occurred when Ruch Chorzow fans tried to force the gate and enter the Gornik sector” and that Gornik “should not be held responsible for the lack of proper supervision of the organiser of a mass event” As well as expressing the hope that all those responsible for vandalism be identified and held accountable “We hope that this will allow public attention to be focused on the most important element of the Great Silesian Derby the second victory in a row for the tricolour team.” (They also beat Ruch 1-0 in September’s reverse fixture.) There followed a very public spat between the two clubs’ media officers on social media Gornik’s Mateusz Antczak claimed no one had invited the club’s security manager to a post-match inspection (“as it is done in all stadiums”) Ruch’s Tomasz Ferens accused his counterpart of a “false statement” saying that Gornik’s security had attended the post-match inspection Mateusz, nie wiem po co dalej w to brniecie. W oględzinach – zaraz po meczu – uczestniczył osobiście kierownik ds. bezpieczeństwa Górnika. Zniszczeń było tak dużo, że stworzenie protokołu nie było możliwe od razu, dlatego na podpisanie wszystkie strony umówiły się na dziś. https://t.co/UnIw5Z9L0f — Tomasz Ferens (@TomekFerens) March 18, 2024 This is exactly the kind of thing Webber was talking about (Top photos: Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton) Before joining The Athletic as a senior writer in 2019, Oliver Kay spent 19 years working for The Times, the last ten of them as chief football correspondent. He is the author of the award-winning book Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost Genius. Follow Oliver on Twitter @OliverKay milan-based architect andrea maffei and his studio recently entered a competition for the design of a 12,000 seat stadium in chorzow the brief called for a secure and performing 21st century sports arena with the possible addition of 4,000 places for spectators training fields and a fan’s village were required as auxilary functions accommodating restaurants and meeting places that would be accessible 7 days a week its organic silhouette encompasses the project providing protection from weather at all entrances a benefit of this cantilever is a blurred boundary between the complex and its external environment the open plaza below is punctuated by long thin steel and concrete columns that double as drainage from the roof delicate columns support the extensive roof safe from weather any day of the yearimage © andrea maffei architects the project was organized with the idea of traffic and circulation there is access to a restricted area for players their arrival is streamlines with special badges for entry in this area players have access to a car park next to the training field press and authorities have designated spaces spectators are welcomed by the extended roof acting as an organizing feature for those arriving at the venue here one finds a kiss and ride for taxi and bus service on the opposite side of the stadium there are places for the visiting team’s busses and fan vehicles facilities are located on the ground level to add activity and variety of services to the access areas  looking out onto the pitchimage © andrea maffei architects access to the stadium is designed to limit queues  with evenly distributed entries across the various sectors and numerous stairs to seating their proportions are calculated to allow emergency evacuation in 8 minutes spectators can take a break from the game or event and enjoy a priveledged point of view is offered over the landscape this area also allows elevator access to the stands a second balcony above provides even more spectacular views it also has a secondary function as the structural base for an additional 4,000 seats to be added in the future  the organic form extends toward the road beckoning fans and guiding them safely into the stadiumimage © andrea maffei architects andrea maffei addresses the issue of security by employing sectors the west wing accommodates VIP with a large hospitality area with an exclusive bar and other funtctions allowing autonomous use glazing ensures privacy while allowing daylight illumination designated lifts provide direct access to the 480 seats which include a small kitchen and private toilet and a TV studio connected directly to the playing field there are 100 seats for journalists fully equipped with computers and internet connection for use during a game two sectors are reserved for the ruch chorzow home fans a smaller area for visiting fans is relegated to the northwest project: ruch chorzow stadium – polandlocation: chorzow poland program: football (soccer) stadium client: stowarzyszenie architektów polskich oddział katowice competition time: september  2013 – october 2013 project leader: andrea maffei / andrea maffei architects milano project architect: stefano bergagna / andrea maffei architects giorgio ramponi / andrea maffei architects massimo majowiecki / studio tecnico majowiecki associate architect:  jagiełło krysiak architekcidimensions:total area: 100.527  sqm covered area: 33.254  sqm seats: 12.108/16203  seats maximum height: 18,25 m materials: concrete Save the date: after 15 years top Speedway will return to the Stadion Śląski in Chorzów The final event of the Individual Speedway European Championship will be organized on 15 September 2018 The stadium has been fully renovated and is now a very modern and state of the art facility History is still important in Chorzów: It was in 1973 when Polish Speedway legend Jerzy Szczakiel became the first Polish Speedway World Champion He won the title in front of an enthusiastic crowd of more than 100.000 spectators after a run-off with the defending World Champion and all-time great Ivan Mauger from New Zealand FIM Europe´s promotion partner One Sport presented the project on the occasion of a press conference in the Stadion Śląski assisted by representatives from the regional Government Piotr Szymański Chairman of FIM Europe Track Racing Commission President of Slaski Stadium Management Board which we’ve been preparing to for couple of months We’re going to get world’s top riders to Chorzów” said Karol Lejman Meetings at the Stadion Śląski will be taken next year but already very soon fans can expect another information about events’ organization we will present visualization of the track which will be prepared in the beginning of September 2018” stated Jan Konikiewicz Speedway is coming back to Stadion Śląski” said Wojciech Saługa the President of Slaski Stadium Management Board added: “By building this stadium as a multifunctional venue that’s what we cared about – to organize various events We’re really happy that speedway is coming back to Chorzów” | Copyright 2025 FIM Europe | Terms of use - Privacy statement | The World Athletics Relays will head to Europe for the first time in 2021 with the Polish region of Silesia confirmed today as host of the fifth edition of the biennial event The newest addition to the World Athletics Series the World Relays were held in the Bahamian capital of Nassau for the first three editions while this year’s event was held in the Japanese city of Yokohama Poland has a proven track record of hosting major athletics events with Bydgoszcz having hosted the inaugural World U18 Championships in 1999 as well as two editions of the World U20 Championships and World Cross Country Championships Sopot staged the 2014 World Indoor Championships while Gdynia is currently preparing to host the 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Poland also has a strong recent record in relay events Their women’s 4x400m team was triumphant in Yokohama earlier this year and at the 2018 European Championships while their men’s 4x400m squad set a world indoor record en route to taking gold at the World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 which will hold the World Relays on 1-2 May has in recent years hosted several well-attended international competitions that form part of the Hammer Throw Challenge which last year attracted a crowd of more than 40,000 people Nadezhda Chizhova became the first woman ever to surpass 20 metres in the shot put The region of Silesia is a major industrial hub and home to almost five million people IAAF President Sebastian Coe welcomed Silesia as the first European host of the World Relays “The World Relays is our youngest global event but in just six years it has developed a vibrancy that gives it a unique character,’’ Coe said “Its focus on team races allows our athletes to show a different side to their sport and their joy in competing with teammates shines through.” “We have been blessed with wonderfully enthusiastic crowds at every edition of the World Relays and we are confident that the people of Silesia will provide another lively atmosphere Poland is one of our most active member federations and has a deserved reputation for delivering excellent athletics events and attracting big crowds so I’m delighted that we will be bringing another of our World Athletics Series events there in less than two years from now.” said: “The Silesian Stadium has been proving that it is the best athletics stadium in Poland and thousands of spectators cheering stars of world athletics create an exceptional atmosphere The IAAF World Relays will be a great opportunity to see the best runners but also to inculcate passion for sports among children In such activities the sports ambassadors of the Silesian Stadium such as Anita Włodarczyk Justyna Święty-Ersetic and Ewa Swoboda are supporting us It will also be a wonderful opportunity to promote the Silesian Voivodeship as a region that is worth visiting.” The 2021 World Relays will be used as a qualifying competition for relay teams aiming to compete at the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2021 Five nations emerge with victories as IAAF Wo.. The 2024 Speedway European Championship winner will be crowned in Chorzow’s iconic Slaski Stadium on September 21 The winner of the continental series is guaranteed a place in the 2025 FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship And with the FIM GP Challenge taking place in Pardubice on October 4 – much later than usual – the SEC champion will be among the first riders to secure their spot in Speedway GP for 2025 alongside the top six riders in the 2024 SGP World Championship Poland’s first-ever world champion Jerzy Szczakiel saw off six-time champion Ivan Mauger to lift the 1973 FIM Speedway World Championship at the Slaski Stadium The SEC finale was previously staged there in 2018 and 2019 with the latter event featuring an epic run-off that saw Speedway GP star and now three-time SEC champion Mikkel Michelsen beat Grigorii Laguta for his first gold medal in the competition Karol Lejman of SEC promoter One Sport said: “We are returning to Slaski Stadium because the individual European champion deserves to receive the trophy in front of tens of thousands of fans.  “Silesia is a region where fans love speedway so the idea of bringing them all together to the stands of this legendary stadium seems right.  “With two finals held at the Slaski Stadium in recent years we are convinced that next year's tournament will take place at the highest possible level.” FIM Europe president Michal Sikora said: “It's fantastic news that the Speedway Euro Championship is returning to the Slaski Stadium after a five-year break.  “This is a legendary venue for the Polish speedway The first gold medal for Poland was won by Jerzy Szczakiel in Chorzów 50 years ago.  “I'm really lifted by this news because I remember the SEC events held in 2018 and 2019 I'm glad that the SEC series is still growing and the promoters are looking for opportunities to provide fans and riders with unforgettable memories I am already looking forward to September 21.” Tickets priced from 29 PLN are available at www.ebilet.pl and www.speedwayeuro.com The Northern Irishman has done some stellar work getting the likes of Nicolas Kuhn, Paulo Bernardo and Luke McCowan to Celtic in the summer Rodgers constantly pressed the need for adding quality to his ranks for much of last season and, it seems, that his consistent message to the board was listened to after Celtic spent north of £30m in the transfer window with players who were recruited last summer clearly not making the grade at Celtic one of Rodgers’ signings from last summer has been brutally told he is not wanted after being linked to a Polish club earlier this season Maik Nawrocki cost Celtic over £4m last summer as the club looked to replace Carl Starfelt who left Parkhead for Celta Vigo The big Polish defender has struggled to make an impact since moving to Paradise from Legia Warsaw last summer and has been linked with a January move to Polish outfit it seems that Nawrocki can forget about a homecoming after the club’s sporting director addressed links to the out-of-favour Celtic defender Grodzicki told the Daily Record “I can assure you that we weren’t even interested in this player We have many central defenders in the club and our priority for strengthening are in other positions.” Nawrocki has failed to make a single appearance for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this season but has made a rare outing in the early rounds of the League Cup The 24-year-old defender got just five minutes of Celtic’s 5-2 win over Falkirk Nawrocki has made just 14 appearances in total since his big 2023 summer move and it looks like he could be a player who will be next to make a Celtic exit The fact the big Polish defender was shunned during a defensive injury crisis against Dundee United is a massive hint of where Brendan Rodgers sees Nawrocki in his Celtic plans “I am sure that the confirmed and the new appointed Chairmen of the Non-Sporting Commissions will be able to face all challenges that will come in the next four years” “One of these challenges will surely be the EU Motor Insurance Directive (MID) which could represent a potential risk affecting the motorcycle users” From left