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03. 12. 2016 | December 5, 2016 (Košice) Our youngest wrestlers can't even imagine a competition year without the final St. Nicholas tournament. In a competition of 6 countries, children in the preparatory and younger pupil categories measured their strength. Almost 140 competitors could look forward to the wrestling St. Nicholas, who visited our training hall. The originally city-level competition has grown into an international one, mainly thanks to coach Mgr. Miroslav Jedlička. Coaches of foreign clubs from Poland, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and three clubs from Hungary evaluated the tournament very positively. The opening was attended by the mayor of the European City of Sport Košice, Richard Raši, along with the mayor of the Košice Západ district, Ján Jakubov, who came to support our young talents. The opening words belonged to the president of ZK Košice 1904, Ján Tokár. The children were also encouraged by the Olympic medalist, world champion, and sports director of ZK Koš

12. 11. 2016 | Košice, Šamorín (12.11.2016) Older pupils traveled to western Slovakia to compete for the titles of Slovak Champions in Greco-Roman style. 7 competitors traveled to the tournament with coach Mgr. Juraj Dancák. Our club has long prepared its charges in freestyle, but Greco-Roman is not foreign to the boys either. This was confirmed by the 3 medals at the weekend's Slovak Championships. The most valuable medal and the title of Slovak Champion in this category was won by Viktor Váňa in the 100 kg weight category. Two other medals were won by wrestlers in the 85 kg weight category, Patrik Tomlein with silver and Teodor Bartko with bronze. The other boys were not as successful.

25. 10. 2016 | Košice, Corum (TUR) 25-30.10.2016. Corum, a student town and also the venue for this year's University World Championships. This tournament was the peak of the season for our representative, Michael Bodnár. The result for the only Košice representative meant only partial success, in the form of a placement in the top ten. After the first match and a 5:0 victory over the German representative, coach Jozef Lohyňa was hoping for a medal fight. That did not happen, as in the second round, a home wrestler awaited him, to whom our freestyle wrestler lost 2:5. After the Turk's loss in the next round, the dreams of a podium finish vanished, and we had to settle for a beautiful seventh place. We believe that the next University World Championships will be even more successful. However, the preparation does not end, as in a week, our seniors have their last test of this year, the fight for the title of Slovak Champion. We will keep our fingers crossed!

24. 10. 2016 | The European Championships were evaluated by the national team coach, Marek Sciranka: From October 21 to 24, 2016, the 17th European Police Wrestling Championships were held in Bratislava. At these championships, our 11 representatives also measured their strength against opponents from 15 European countries. Five in the classic style and six in the freestyle. They did not get lost in the results list, winning a total of 4 valuable metals and 5 scoring places. In the team evaluation, they achieved an excellent second place behind the representatives from Germany, where departmental sport is at a high professional level.

07. 10. 2016 | Košice, Grodno (BLR) (7-9.10.2016) Martin Sciranka traveled to Grodno, Belarus again this year to measure his strength against local and foreign wrestlers. After last year's success, Martin was aiming for the top spots again this year. He did not manage to defend his first place at the next edition of the G.M. Karbyshev Memorial, but he was satisfied with the bronze medal, considering how many training sessions his job allows.

07. 10. 2016 | Košice, Walbrzych (October 7-9, 2016) A pair of freestyle wrestlers traveled to Poland for this year's veterans' world championships. After last year's failures at the World Veterans Championships, the graduates of the Košice club finally returned with the coveted medal! Juraj Dancák won bronze, which is one of his greatest successes after his cadet, junior, and senior representative career. Peter Denk was less successful, not getting past the first round against the home representative. Nevertheless, both deserve great thanks and admiration for having the strength and determination to step onto the competition mats even at this age. They can be a role model for many young wrestlers. Congratulations!

01. 10. 2016 | Košice, Trenčín (1.10.2016) Our youngest members traveled to Trenčín to fight for the top spots at the 10th edition of the Ladislav Mlynek Memorial. The coaching duo of Gardoš and Sciranka and their charges (14 boys) won 7 medals. Their weight categories were won by: Gabriel Remiáš in the 48 kg weight category in the preparatory A category, who has won his second tournament in a row within a month, adding a first place from Prievidza to his first place from Trenčín, and Radovan Košťa in the 58 kg weight category among the younger pupils.

24. 09. 2016 | Košice, Nitra (24.09.2016) A traditional place, a traditional time, for this traditional international tournament, the Jozef Svitač Memorial in Nitra, Košice wrestlers also traveled. Although in a smaller number, they managed to assert themselves and show their qualities among the 115 competitors. Latvians, Czechs, Hungarians, and sixteen clubs from Slovakia also accepted the invitation to the tournament. This time, the girls are taking home the gold; sisters Nina and Dominika Kollárová won first places in a competition of 3 competitors. Silver medals were won by Jozef Mesiarkin, Samuel Koršňák, and Matúš Sýkora. Roman Peťák managed to win bronze. Coach Mgr. Juraj Dancák could be satisfied with the performance of his charges after winning 5th place for the team.

22. 09. 2016 | Košice, Jelgava (LAT) 22-25.09.2016. Coach Miroslav Jedlička traveled with the father of the Závacký brothers to a high-quality tournament. He was satisfied with the performance of his charges. Our freestyle wrestlers did not get lost among the 260 participants from 7 countries. The older of the Závacký brothers, Matej, achieved another podium finish. His brother Jakub lost in the fight for bronze, as did his club colleague Viktor Váňa. R. Kapitančík, L. Neupauer, S. Bučko, and P. Tomlein also participated in the tournament, gaining valuable experience. We thank the boys for their representation and look forward to further results.

17. 09. 2016 | Košice, Prievidza (17.09.2016) Prievidza became the venue for a high-quality international tournament. Almost 200 wrestlers from 11 countries participated in the successful, 44th edition. Our club was represented by 9 freestyle wrestlers. Among them were preparatory wrestlers who were gaining valuable experience, and in the U23 category, the successful Sýkora brothers, who both stood on the podium. The Kollárová sisters also wrestled on the Prievidza mat. The younger Nina did not have a filled weight class, and Dominika won silver. The Košice seniors competed in the newly created Unitop SR category, which will be presented in a month at the Police World Championships in Bratislava.

01. 07. 2016 | Košice (July 1, 2016) Our club, ZK Košice 1904, also participated in the European City of Sport project. Holiday Fridays will be dedicated to the presentation of various sports that are mostly hidden in gyms and halls and are not as accessible to the public as, for example, football. The first Friday under the Urban Tower was dedicated to wrestling. It was a very successful event, in which all categories that train in our club participated. The preparatory wrestlers had the most fun, as they were able to show a bit of their art directly in front of their loved ones, coaches, city visitors, and passers-by. This was followed by a demonstration from the pupils' training, and the end belonged to the seniors. A former wrestler, world champion in bodybuilding, Jaroslav Horváth, and an Olympian, chairman of the Olympic Committee Miroslav Luberda, also accepted the invitation. An older generation of wrestlers, masters of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, also came to support us. The chan

20. 06. 2016 | Košice, Bucharest (June 20-26, 2016) The Junior European Championships were held this year in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, to which two Košice representatives representing our country traveled. This year's championships ended with freestyle, which was the peak of the season for our juniors Jakub SÝKORA and Gabriel TYSZ.