Fifty relays to count down the final 50 days to go!

Exactly fifty days from now, the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń will host the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26. – We will spend this time in a sports way, because every day in a different part of our region there will be special events engaging all residents of the Kujawy Pomorze region – says Marshal Piotr Całbecki. The event has also gained another ambassador - pole vaulter Paweł Wojciechowski.

The world’s best athletes will compete for medals in the most important indoor athletics event of the year at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń from 20 to 22 March. It will be a true gathering of stars from around the globe, and they will be challenged by representatives of Poland. – I am convinced that our athletes will prepare excellently for the competition and, in front of their home crowd, will show that they are capable of competing with the best in the world – emphasizes the CEO Championships, Krzysztof Wolsztyński.

The approaching World Athletics Indoor Championships will be felt throughout the entire region, because every day until the event begins, sports events will take place in all counties of the region. Interestingly, teams will be formed by various groups, including children, firefighters, members of hobby clubs, and sports clubs. Children from Sadki near Nakło nad Notecią, who are launching this initiative, were present at Thursday’s press conference in Toruń. – The upcoming championships are a great opportunity to promote an active lifestyle – stressed Całbecki. – As early as tomorrow, at the primary school in Sadki, we will inaugurate our “50 relays of Kujawy Pomorze region” series, under which for 50 days, every day in a different municipality, various sports and integration activities will be held for everyone – children, youth, adults, and entire families. We also want the coming days to be linked with building a sense of community and the joy of experiencing together the approaching celebration of sport. Together we are creating these championships!

Another outstanding Polish athlete has joined the group of championship ambassadors. Like Adrianna Sułek-Schubert, he is connected with Kujawy Pomorze region. From now on – alongside Sułek-Schubert and Piotr Lisek – Paweł Wojciechowski will promote the championships. The 36-year-old pole vaulter has won, among other achievements, the world champion title (2011) and a bronze medal at the World Championships (2015), as well as a European silver medal (2014) and the European Indoor Championship title (2019). Wojciechowski was born in Bydgoszcz and has been connected with the Kujawy Pomorze region from the very beginning of his career – and still is. – I am very proud that I can contribute to the promotion and organisation of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in my region. For Kujawy Pomorze region, this is undoubtedly a special moment, because although we have hosted many major athletics events, such as the European Athletics Indoor Championships, or excellent meetings like the ORLEN Copernicus Cup, where Armand Duplantis broke his first world record, we have never before hosted an event of the rank of the World Athletics Indoor Championships – Wojciechowski emphasizes.

Ticket sales for the championships are still ongoing, but only a very small number of tickets remain available. – There are sessions for which tickets are already sold out, but it is still possible to secure the chance to take part in this sports celebration – adds Wolsztyński. In total, almost three thousand tickets were put on sale for each of the six sessions. Tickets can be purchased through the eBilet.pl platform. The arena has been divided into three price categories, and the cheapest tickets cost 100 PLN. The competitions at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń will begin on 20 March. Morning sessions will start each day at 10:05, while afternoon sessions will begin at 18:10 on Friday, at 18:25 on Saturday and at 17:40 on Sunday. The first medals, in the women’s high jump, will be awarded already in the first session of the championships.