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09. 09. 2015 | Košice, Kemerovo (September 9-10, 2015) The capital of the Kuzbass region in the Siberian part of Russia hosted the third edition of the "Shakhtyorskaya Slava" (Miner's Glory) tournament. We had our representative at the tournament again this year. The young man in the national team, Jakub SÝKORA, received a chance from the senior national team coach. At the high-quality tournament, Jakub gained experience that will surely help him in his career. The prizes for the best competitors also speak to the quality of the tournament. For the best domestic competitor, it was a car, and for the best foreign competitor, a gold medal. The organizers welcomed wrestlers from 27 countries around the world to the tournament. Although the World Championships were held in Las Vegas at this time, the tournament was not deprived of quality wrestlers.

04. 08. 2015 | Košice, Subotica (August 4-9, 2015) For some, the first week of August means rest, time for vacation, but for wrestlers, it is the peak of the season. Cadets from all over Europe gathered last week in Subotica, Serbia, where they fought for the most valuable medals. Our wrestlers traveled to the north of Serbia, led by the cadet national team coach, Mgr. Erik Cap. The selection included members of our club, Jozef Mesiarkin and Samuel Koršňák.

23. 06. 2015 | Košice, Istanbul (June 23-28, 2015) The Junior European Championships were held this year in Istanbul, Turkey, to which only two representatives from our country, both from Košice, traveled. Under the guidance of national coach Mgr. Juraj Dancák, Jakub SÝKORA and Gabriel TYSZ competed at the tournament. Their weight categories were the first to start, opening these championships, which were the peak of this year's season.

23. 06. 2015 | Košice, Warsaw (June 23-24, 2015) Last weekend, the Polish capital hosted the 24th edition of the "W. Ziolkowski Memorial" international tournament. The tournament, as in previous years, serves as a test for many national teams from Europe, Asia, Africa, and America before the upcoming world championships. This year's World Championships will be held in Las Vegas, USA. The championship will also be the first opportunity to qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Many top wrestlers who will compete in Vegas participated in the tournament in Poland. For example, last year's world champions from Russia, Soslan Ramonov (65kg) and Khetag Tsabolov (70kg), and silver medalist Sosuke Takatani (74kg) from Japan, and many other successful wrestlers.

17. 06. 2015 | Košice (June 17, 2015) The approaching holiday time, school trips, and other activities resulted in the fewest competitors participating in the last round. Despite this, parents and coaches witnessed some nice matches. All the preparatory wrestlers who fought on Wednesday were rewarded with beautiful club t-shirts. The prizes for the competition were donated by the Provident company, represented by Martin Želinský. Thank you!

13. 06. 2015 | Nitra, Košice (June 13, 2015) The first round was opened by Dunajská Streda, the second round took place in the Július Strnisko sports hall in Nitra. Coach Mgr. Juraj Dancák did not have a full team of 12 boys available, but the performance of the eight who participated in the junior league was all the more important to maintain the 20-point lead from the previous round. The boys fought as a team and five first-place finishes show that they definitely want to defend the title.

05. 06. 2015 | Košice, Ostrava (June 5-6, 2015) The Ostrava club TJ Sokol Vítkovice organized the 14th edition of the Jiří Klepec Memorial, which was not missed by our wrestlers. 209 competitors participated in the tournament in several categories. We were particularly interested in the pupil category, in which 9 boys and 2 girls fought, under the guidance of coach Mgr. Miroslav Jedlička. The club secretary, Marcel Miček, also traveled with him to Ostrava, who added after the tournament: "It was a very good and high-quality tournament in this pupil category!".

30. 05. 2015 | Košice, Rimavská Sobota (May 30, 2015) The older pupils went to fight for the title in Rimavská Sobota at the Slovak Greco-Roman Style Championships. A group of eight boys, led by coach Mgr. Miroslav Jedlička, traveled to the tournament. Our referees, Matej Gardoš and Andrea Šambronská-Hajduková, were also present. 72 wrestlers from 18 teams signed up for the fight for the master's title.

29. 05. 2015 | Košice, Prague (May 29-30, 2015) TJ Bohemians Praha invited our club to the "Garbaczewski and F. Vejsada Memorial" tournament, to which two juniors traveled under the guidance of coach Štefan Csorba. In the 74 kg weight category, Samuel KORŠŇÁK, still a cadet by age, competed and won silver in a competition of four wrestlers. He was only bested by a wrestler from Ukraine, to whom he had to forfeit during the match due to an unstoppable nosebleed. In the 84 kg weight category, Matúš SÝKORA fought, also in a competition of four wrestlers. A Czech representative was beyond his strength, with whom he lost 3:9, and an Austrian wrestler, where a 2:11 loss meant a final third place for Matúš. Congratulations! Košice, Racibórz (May 29-31, 2015) The program this weekend for the junior national team was the Poland Open for juniors. 60 juniors from POL, RUS, LTU, UKR, GER participated in the tournament. Coach Marek SCIRANKA traveled only with Jakub SÝKORA. Gabriel TYSZ could not participate in

22. 05. 2015 | Košice (May 22-23, 2015) This weekend, the 33rd edition of the tournament for the Cup of the Director of the Sports Gymnasium took place on the home mat. The matches were held in the training hall on one mat, in a pleasant atmosphere with 41 competitors from Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Belarus, and Slovakia. The poor participation of Slovak competitors was perhaps due to a tournament on the same date in Dunajská Streda. Only MZK Bánovce nad Bebravou and Lokomotíva Rimavská Sobota came to Košice from Slovak clubs.

22. 05. 2015 | Košice, Grodno (BLR) (May 22-24, 2015) A small but successful trip, that's how one could describe the past weekend for Maťo Sciranka, who participated with his brother in an international tournament in Grodno, Belarus. On Thursday, they traveled with their former (officially still a member of ZK Košice 1904, author's note) training sparring partner Dan Pálinkás and his personal coach Radion Kertanti. The tournament was held in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the fight against fascism and especially in memory of the "Hero of the Soviet Union G.M. Karbyshev." Over one hundred male and female wrestlers from Estonia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Israel, Ukraine, and Slovakia traveled to Grodno; of course, there was a large number of competitors from the host country.

15. 05. 2015 | Košice, Bratislava (May 15-16, 2015) Dunajplavba Bratislava, as the organizer of the junior "Danube Cup" tournament, enriched the competition calendar with a senior tournament named after the former president of the SZZ, the "Jozef Svoboda Memorial." Adam Mocko, as the new president of ZK Dunajplavba Bratislava, took on the task very responsibly and attracted almost 70 wrestlers to the capital. In addition to Slovak freestyle wrestlers, wrestlers from Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Italy, Romania, Belarus, Austria, Germany, and Finland also attended, which speaks to the high quality of the tournament. Košice juniors and young seniors also participated in the fights, under the leadership of sports director Jozef Lohyňa and coach Mgr. Juraj Dancák.