On July 16, 2023. held an international athletics meeting pn. „Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej”. This is a cyclical event organized by the Kamila Skolimowska Foundation since 2009 to honor the youngest Polish Olympic champion. The competition is included in the sports rivalries of the Diamond League.
This year our University was represented by:
Natalia Kaczmarek – 400m run,
Sofia Ennaoui – 800m run.
Natalia, with a time of 49.48 seconds, won the 400-meter final run while breaking the Diamond League’s record for this distance and setting her new personal best.
Facebook – Kamila Skolimowska Memorial – victory of Natalia Kaczmarek in the 400 m run
Natalia’s phenomenal run. As only She can do, in her style, intelligently and effectively. Well done Natalia. One can watch endlessly
sport.tvp.pl – 400 m run (video)
PZLA – Natalia Kaczmarek on final run in Memorial
Sofia clocked a time of 1:59.82 in her 800m run, which placed her eighth in the final classification for this distance. For Sofia, this is the first start of the season, so we know full well that the best is yet to come. In an interview Sofia gave before the start, she said why this myths race is special not only for her, but for all Polish athletes:
“First of all, we are united in one goal. We all want to commemorate the great athlete that Kamila Skolimowska was. (…) Everyone, even if they didn’t know Kamila personally, knows her story and comes to the stadium so that the memory of her will never die. It’s not just based on sports competition or the desire to win. This is something magical that cannot be studied. We all come and want ‘Kama’ to look down on us with a smile.” (source: sport.fakt.pl )
Media:
www.facebook.com/polskalekkoatletyka
Results: silesia.diamondleague.com
photo source: facebook.com/memorialkamili, polsatsport.pl
