🎉🏅 Historic United Kingdom Nordic Walking Championships - First Champions Forever in Memory! 🇬🇧 🇫🇮

What happened this weekend will go down in history! For the first time, we selected the United Kingddom Nordic Walking Champions, and the excitement was at its height! 💪 It was not just a competition - it was a great moment that will stay with us forever!

🔥 Champions at 5 km 🔥.
Men:
🏆 Zygmunt Duszeńko 🇵🇱 - 38:09 (Lubin, Poland) - First champion title in this category!
🥈 Ste Buttler 🇬🇧 - 38:10 (Great Britain, M40) - Just a second behind the champion!
🥉 Bogdan Grygorowicz 🇵🇱 - 42:43 (Malczyce Marching, Poland, M75) - Amazing fighting spirit!

Women:
🏆 Krystyna Styga 🇵🇱 - 40:06 (Kolbuszowa, KS NW Belchatow, Poland, F60) - Champion with a lot of experience!
🥈 Lena Skrzydlewska 🇬🇧 - 42:33 (Wishaw, UK, F10) - Youth and energy on the course!
🥉 Katarzyna Langowska 🇬🇧 - 42:50 (UK, F40) - Brave to the end!

🔥 Champions at 10 km 🔥.
Women:
🏆 Katarzyna Szpilman 🇵🇱 - 1:23:22 (Gdynia, Poland, F55) - Steadfast and full of determination!
🥈 Krystyna Styga 🇵🇱 - 1:23:54 (Kolbuszowa, KS NW Belchatow, Poland, F55) - Second medal of the day, amazing perseverance!
🥉 Dawn Bailiff 🇪🇸 - 1:27:37 (Huelva, Spain, F65) - Great result and inspiring attitude!
Men:
🏆 Zygmunt Duszeńko 🇵🇱 - 1:23:49 (Lubin, Poland, M55) - Amazing strength and perseverance, leading to the title of 10km champion!
🥈 Bogdan Grygorowicz 🇵🇱 - 1:36:23 (Poland, M65) - Unbroken fight and fantastic result!
🥉 Radoslaw Jurczy 🇬🇧 - 1:36:23 (UK, M45) - A fight to the very end and a perfect result!

🔝 The Championships also had a huge impact on the ranking of the World Nordic Walking League, so athletes had a chance to gain valuable points for the classification! For more information, see the current World League ranking:
🔗 https://nordicwalkingworldleague.com/ranking,2024/

And you can find the full results of the competition here:
🔗 https://nordicwalkingworldleague.com/ranking,2024/results?cycleId=40

🙏 A big thank you to everyone who helped organize this amazing event! Special thanks to Michał Rosiński - our chief organizer, whose passion and commitment made this Championship possible! 🙌

A huge thank you to our partners:
🤝 Muirhouse and Flemington Community
🤝 Muirhouse and Flemington CIC
🤝 Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL)
🤝 Motherwell Phoenix
🤝 North Lanarkshire Council
🤝 VisitLanarkshire

🙏 A big thank to international judge Dariusz Kosicki for his invaluable support of the competitions
🙏 Special thanks to Rosemary Kerr, who with great dedication led wonderful training sessions for children and the youngest, instilling in them the love of Nordic Walking and inspiring future generations!

The local community was very impressed with the event, and we are already looking forward to next year's competition, which is sure to be an even bigger event! 🔥🎉

💬 Today we made history that will inspire future generations of Nordic Walkers. This is just the beginning of our journey together! 💪

ONWF | Marko Kantaneva | Gabel
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