The Silesian University of Technology awarded at the Silesian Academic Sports Gala
The winner of the general classification and medal classification of the Silesian Academic Championships in the 2022/2023 season, as well as the most titled university in the 50-year history of the Silesian Academic Championships - these are the most important awards won by the Silesian University of Technology during the 13th Silesian Academic Sports Gala.
Domination - this is a word that was often addressed to our University during the 13th Silesian Academic Sports Gala, which took place in the theatre and cinema hall of the Youth Palace in Katowice.
The Silesian University of Technology won the most important general classification of the Silesian Academic Championships for the tenth time in a row. Athletes competing for our University stood on the podium in as many as 41 disciplines in the 2022/2023 season. They won 18 gold medals - a record result, they won silver 15 times and bronze medals 8 times, thanks to which they also turned out to be the best in the medal classification.
Awards at the gala were presented by, among others: Bogusław Oleksy, president of AZS Katowice, Beata Widawska, vice-president of AZS Katowice and Halina Bieda, senator of the Republic of Poland. Prof. Krzysztof Czapla, director of the SUT Sports Centre, received, among others: a voucher of PLN 3,000 for the purchase of sports equipment for winning the general classification of the Silesian Academic Championships and a plaque for the best university of the 50th anniversary of the Silesian Academic Championships.
- In the twenty-first century, the Silesian University of Technology did not take first place in the general classification only three times - recalled Beata Widawska.
- We have been a power for many years - says prof. Krzysztof Czapla, who also received the badge of Merit for AZS Katowice. – We have very good teaching staff, support from the authorities, and good conditions for conducting classes and training. I would like to thank teachers, coaches and athletes for their excellent results - this is our common success. We work hard to achieve these results and to keep our University at the forefront. I would like to thank AZS Katowice for organizing this gala and congratulate all the distinguished universities, coaches and athletes.
In the general classification - taking into account the points for all final results - our University was ahead of the University of Silesia in Katowice and the Medical University of Silesia, scoring a total of 826 points. It is worth noting that the Silesian University of Technology was the only one to field representatives in all 45 disciplines.
Additionally, Jolanta Krzyszkowska, supervisor of the SUT sports climbing section, was nominated in the "Coach of the Year" category, and Kinga Zgryźniak and Dominika Gilewska were nominated in the "Sports Success" category.
The event was honoured by performances by the acrobatic Duo Infinity and saxophonist Solomon K. Omogbemi.
