Vybrali jsme patnáctku známých a krásných fotbalových stadionů z celého světa. Kolik jich poznáte? Zkuste si vědomostní kvíz Deníku pro fotbalové fanynky a fanoušky. 

V krajském přeboru se na hřišti Sedmihorek hrálo derby, ze kterého vítězně vzešli hosté. Lomnice si za výsledek 0:2 odvezla tři body. Železný Brod výhru promarnil. Kdyby tolik nechtěl v posledních minutách, mohly být body jeho. Takhle remizoval se Stráží 4:4. Zbytečně.

World Triathlon is pleased to announce that the Championship Finals Torremolinos-Andalucía will host the first-ever World Triathlon Para Mixed Relay Championships on 20 October, after two years of the event being delivered at the World Triathlon Championship Finals as a test.

The Executive Board has also approved the award of a separate set of recognition medals to athletes with Intellectual Impairment competing in the Age-Group events at the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville, Australia, taking place on 15-25 August.

The Para Triathlon Mixed Relay made its official debut on the World Triathlon calendar as an Open Race at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Finals, with the ultimate goal of incorporating the dynamic new format into the roster of events across all levels, including the Paralympic Games.

The Para Triathlon Mixed Relay upholds similar principles to the Olympic Mixed Relay event that was such a resounding success at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Each team will consist of four Para athletes, two men and two women. Every team member will complete a full super-sprint triathlon (non-drafting): 125-150m swim, 3.5-4km bike, and 0.8-1km run. The team’s total time spans from the commencement of the first athlete to the conclusion of the 4th athlete covering the full distance.

After two years being held as an Open race, and Team Australia winning gold in Abu Dhabi 2022 and Team USA in Pontevedra 2023, the first-ever World Triathlon Para Mixed Relay Championships will take place as part of the World Triathlon Championship Finals Torremolinos-Andalucía next October.

World Triathlon Executive Board has also approved to give recognition to athletes with Intellectual Impairment who have already qualified in the Age-Group events with the full support of the Intellectual Impairment Working Group that has been seeking for opportunities for these athletes alongside World Triathlon or entities such as Virtus and Special Olympics for the last two years. The 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville will award a separate set of medals to athletes with Intellectual Impairment – even if this impairment is currently not considered under the Para triathlon classification system but is an IPC-recognised impairment.

All athletes wishing to compete at the Townsville Multisport World Championships must meet their National Federation qualification criteria and follow the standard registration process.  The Athletes should have qualified for their own National Federation to compete at any of the Townsville Multisport World Championships, and go through the regular registration process.

On home soil in Hatsukaichi, Japan, Kenji Nener (JPN) and Yuko Takahashi (JPN) were in exemplary form as they defended their Asia Triathlon Championships crowns on Saturday. In a race defined by moves and counter-moves throughout the swim and bike, Nener put his rivals to the sword on the run. Meanwhile, Takahashi was simply too strong for the rest as she similarly converted a breakaway into a commanding victory. You can watch back all the action from Hatsukaichi on TriathlonLive.

Nener on top again
After winning a bronze medal at the Hong Kong World Cup, Nener arrived as the man to beat in Hatsukaichi having also thundered to a dominant solo victory at the Asian Games in 2023. Now he had to manage expectations of an equally supreme display.

Fortunately, Nener was in no mood to disappoint.

In the swim, he had Takumi Hojo (JPN) for company and the pair developed an early lead. Once onto the bike, the counter-attack came from Ren Sato (JPN) and Robin Elg (HKG) and a front pack of four eventually settled together. Over the 40km, though, the leaders had to keep a watchful eye on one another for risk of one attempting a sly break.

Further behind, Junjie Fan (CHN) led the chasers. The newly-crowned Asian champion over the sprint distance had his work cut out in catching the Nener-led train at the front but he stuck manfully to his task.

The cat-and-mouse of the swim and bike soon gave way to a dominant showing by Nener on the run. Clocking the fastest 10km of the day, the Japanese athlete surged to a clear victory. Hojo held on for 2nd place and matched his silver medal from the recent Asia Championships over the sprint distance. Fan then cruised to the bronze medal.

Takahashi breaks Chinese hearts
Meiyi Lu (CHN), the Asian champion over the sprint distance, arrived in Japan hoping to add the standard distance continental title to her collection. However she found herself up against an inspired Takahashi.

The returning champion was in no mood to hang about in the swim and struck ahead into an early lead. Following Takahashi out of the water was Yifan Yang (CHN). The lead pair had an advantage of around half a minute and sought to escape the attention of the rest of the field.

A little further back, Xinyu Lin (CHN) found herself in the chase pack. Sensing the gold medal was escaping her clutches, Lin jumped away from her group and set after the leaders. After a relentless effort, she would eventually ride up to Takahasi and Yang. 

At the Asian Games in 2023, Lin and Yang had taken the silver and bronze medals behind Takahashi. They now found themselves perfectly positioned to exact revenge. However, once onto the run, their Japanese rival was simply too strong.

Matching Nener’s feat in the men’s race, Takahashi logged the fastest run split of the year on her way to victory. Lin was the next to cross the line in 2nd place while Yang rounded out the podium in 3rd.

For both Nener and Takahashi, another home race will be up next in the form of WTCS Yokohama. Given how they dominated the Asia Championships, they will doubtless keenly await the chance to test themselves against the best in the world.

You can find the full results here and follow the progress of Asia’s triathlon stars as the season unfolds across all World Triathlon channels.

A fantastic weekend of action at the Africa Triathlon Championships was crowned by the gold medal-winning performances of Vicky Van Der Merwe (RSA) and Merwann Abassi (MAR). After successfully hosting the standard-distance championships in 2023, Hurghada in Egypt again took on the responsibilities for 2024, and the impressive event was matched by the athletes’ performance levels.

Too easy for Van Der Merwe

Vicky Van Der Merwe arrived in Hurghada having not lost on the continent since May 2023, that run of success since encompassing six straight wins in Africa. Such has been her dominance, her regional rivals have been left scratching their heads at how to beat her.

The South African star was the fastest in the water and opened up a considerable lead into T1. Andie Kuipers (ZIM) would manage to catch Van Der Merwe on the bike and the two athletes rode clear at the front. By the time they made it into T2, they led by over 10 minutes.

From there, Van Der Merwe ran clear with a superlative running display. Her time of 36:10 was by far the quickest in the field and set up a massive victory. Kuipers held on to claim the silver medal while Julie Staub (MRI) was the best of the rest and took home the bronze medal.

Abassi flies the flag for Morocco

In the absence of both Jawad Abdelmoula (MAR), a WTCS medallist and the 2023 African champion over the sprint distance, and Badr Siwane (MAR), a World Cup regular, Morocco needed someone to step up in Hurghada. That responsibility fell upon the shoulders of Merwann Abassi (MAR).

In only his first season out of the Junior ranks, Abassi powered to victory at the Africa Championships on the back of a sterling all-round performance.

After losing ground in the swim, Abassi rode up to the leaders as a front pack of five came together. Zakaria Chtioui (TUN) had led out of the water and was a key presence in the front pack, as was Jean Gael Laurent L`entete (MRI), the current leader in the African men’s Olympic New Flag race. The lead quintet worked well together and distanced the chasers as much as they could.

Once onto the run, Abassi was the only made in the lead pack to run under 35 minutes for the 10km. He clocked 33:54 and took the win in relative comfort. Abassi’s compatriot, Mohamad Nemsi (MAR) ran through from the chase pack to take the silver medal with the fastest run of the day (33:22). Chtioui then secured the bronze medal for Tunisia.

You can find the full results here, and follow the progress of the newly-crowned African champions as the season unfolds across all World Triathlon channels.

As a test run for the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals, the Wollongong World Cup certainly delivered. The men’s and women’s races brimmed with action and the crowds were on fire. If the return to Wollongong bears any resemblance to what was seen at the weekend, the denouement of the 2025 season is set to be a real treat.

The Wollongong World Cup has also had consequences of a more immediate kind. Following both the men’s and women’s races, the Olympic qualification rankings have been shaken up once again. Barely a month remains until the end of the qualification window and the changes in the rankings may have profound effects on some athletes’ Paris hopes.

The Men’s Olympic Rankings

The biggest changes took place for the home Australian team. Race winner Luke Willian (AUS) jumped six places to 41st in the Olympic qualification rankings. Moreover, his compatriots Brandon Copeland and Jacob Birtwhistle rose by one and seven places respectively, and now sit in 38th and 53rd.

Team Australia would like nothing more than seeing two of those men break into the top-30 and join Matthew Hauser to earn a third male Olympic starting slot. In the coming weeks, then, the form of Willian, Copeland, Birtwhistle and Napier World Cup winner Callum McClusky will have to be watched very closely indeed.

Another prominent shift came from Gábor Faldum (HUN). His 9th place in Wollongong saw him gain four places in Olympic rankings, putting him in 31st. Hungary already has three men inside the top-30, provisionally giving them three Olympic berths. Faldum’s rise nonetheless adds welcome depth to the Hungarian team. Should he gain further places, he will offer insurance against any drops in rankings by his compatriots. Furthermore, he will intensify the selection challenge around the Hungarian Olympic team.

Richard Murray (NED) was another athlete to make a noteworthy rise. He climbed eight places to break into the top-50 in the rankings and holds 49th place. 

The Women’s Olympic Rankings

Ainsley Thorpe (NZL) was the only woman to threaten the top-30 in the Olympic rankings following the Wollongong World Cup. Her bronze medal-winning performance saw her rise four places to 30th. However, as New Zealand do not have a third woman within striking distance of the top-30, Thorpe’s move may have a muted impact with respect to her country’s hopes of qualifying a third woman for the Paris Olympics.

The silver medallist in Wollongong, Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto (COL), made a big jump in the rankings. She climbed eleven places and now finds herself in 46th place. The Team World Triathlon member has therefore almost certainly sewn up Olympic qualification.

Not to be ignored is the race winner, Tilda Månsson (SWE). The young star also shot eleven places up the rankings and now occupies 61st place. As with Velasquez, she can now be quietly confident of securing her ticket to Paris.

There were similar rises for Erica Hawley (BER), Tereza Zimovjanova (CZE) and Romana Gajdošová (SVK). A top-5 finish has seen Hawley rise by seven places. She now sits in 57th in the rankings and is very close to punching her ticket to Paris. Zimovjanova gained five places and now is on the bubble for Paris qualification in 65th. Meanwhile, Team World Triathlon member Gajdošová has moved up six places to 80th and is closing fast on possible Olympic qualification.

Over the coming World Cup and WTCS races in April and May, plenty can still change in the Olympic rankings. As such, the likes of Månsson, Zimovjanova, Gajdošová and maybe even Hawley could still be pipped by the rises of others. Every finish in the coming weeks could therefore have profound impacts for the Olympic hopes of a lot of athletes.

Stay up to date with the drama and the rises and falls on TriathlonLive.tv and across World Triathlon social channels. You can also view the latest men’s rankings here and the women’s rankings here.

V divizní skupině C se opět dařilo A týmu Velkých Hamrů. Šesté vítězství v řadě potvrdilo jeho formu. Z Benešova přivezli Hamrovští tři body a v síti domácích nechali pět gólů. (1:5).

Další zápas ČFL skupiny B odehrála jablonecká rezerva na hřišti libereckého Slovanu. Na to, že to bylo vlastně další podještědské derby, i když v nižší soutěži, se k tomu hráči Jablonce postavili jinak, než trenér Vomáčka čekal. A prohra ho hodně mrzela. Domácí vyhráli 3:1, tři body zůstaly na Slovanu.

Fotbalisté Slavie sice v utkání 29. kola první ligy doma s Olomoucí dokázali smazat dvoubrankovou ztrátu, ale bod je pro ně málo. Sešívaní jen remizovali 2:2 a před posledním zápasem základní části je tak jasné, že do nadstavbové skupiny o titul půjde z prvního místa  Sparta. Mistři z Letné přestříleli doma Baník 4:3 a před pražským rivalem mají čtyřbodový náskok. Sparta díky prvenství v základní části bude mít v nadstavbě při derby výhodu domácího prostředí.

Rallye Šumava předčasně ukončila smrt navigátorky Aleny Krejčíkové. Tragická nehoda zasáhla tuzemský šampionát po téměř 11 letech. V minulosti umírali na českých silnicích nejen závodníci, ale i diváci. Nejtragičtější havárií při tuzemské rallye byla ta v Lopeníku v roce 2012, kdy auto zabilo čtyři dívky ve věku od sedmi do dvaceti let. Šlo o amatérský závod, který nepatří do žádného seriálu rallyeových soutěží v Česku.

Možná se postaral o rekord. V 72 letech nastoupil k mistrovskému zápasu v rámci okresní fotbalové soutěže na Českolipsku za rezervu Skalice u České Lípy. Nasadil kapitánskou pásku, dal gól z penalty a byl u výhry 5:3 nad Lokomotivou Česká Lípa B.

FORTUNA:LIGA nepřinesla v dalším kole na jabloneckou Střelnici žádné pozitivní zprávy. Bod za remízu se Zlínem (0:0) je žalostně málo. Nálada příznivců domácího mančaftu byla hodně špatná. Na facebooku před zápasem ještě hráčům věřili. I proto, že taky oni slibovali, že musí a chtějí vyhrát. A zase nic. Možná, že jednou budou hrát před prázdnými tribunami.

Diana Cholenská z Lučan u Jablonce má za sebou další úspěšnou sezónu. Mladá ski crossařka jde do každé sezóny s velkými plány. Konkurence je stále silnější, ale ona se mezi světovými závodnicemi určitě neztratí. Naopak. 

Život Karla Gotta, nejslavnějšího tuzemského zpěváka? To nebyly jen koncertní síně a nahrávací studia. Plzeňský rodák měl spoustu zálib. Patřily mezi ně ženy, tím byl Mistr známý, miloval také malování a, to vás patrně překvapí, sport!

Despite the wind and rainy day, Australia’s Luke Willian brought the sunshine to Wollongong to capture a victory on home soil that delighted the crowds on the coastal oceanic city. A dramatic sprint on the blue carpet saw South African rising star Jamie Riddle capturing the silver medal, his first-ever podium on the World Triathlon Cup circuit, while Diego Moya (CHI) ended up crossing the finish line in third just a few meters ahead of New Zealand Tayler Reid, who had to stop to serve a ten seconds penalty meters before finishing the race.

The Men’s race started with two of the favourites, Matthew Hauser (AUS) and Ben Djikstra (GBR) not able to take the start due to food poisoning. But the rest of the field lined up on the beach knowing that delivering the perfect race would not be as easy as it could look. The wind picking up and the drops of rain would make the bike segment a hard one that should be managed carefully.

It was Chile’s Diego Moya the one that led the group out of the water, making it back to the first transition in 8 minutes and 17 seconds, considerably fast considering the long run out of the water with 15 steps included. Behind him, other strong swimmers like Jonas Schomburg (GER), Jamie Riddle (RSA), Tayler Reid (NZL) or Lachlan Jones (Australia) made it together to the first transition, and managed to open a break with the chase group, that included fast runners like Jacob Birtwhistle (AUS) or Richard Murray (NED).

Ten athletes managed to make it into the lead group: Schomburg, Riddle, Reid, Moya, Jones, David Martin (CZE), Luke Willian (AUS), Gregor Payet (LUX), Martin Demuth (AUT) and Stefan Zachaus (LUX), while behind them the chasers were not able to get organised, and Murray, Birtwhistle and Tyler Smith (BER) and Brandon Copeland (AUS) were desperately trying to get them organise to close the gap.

But the gap kept growing, and by the time the lead pack made it to the second transitions, they had 36 seconds over the chasers. As soon as the athletes were running, Luke Willian decided to take his chances and pushed incredibly hard from the first meters, opening a gap that proved to be impossible to close. The Aussie never looked back, and cheered by the hundres of locals that made it to the Ocean side to cheers for the locals, he flew through the 5 kilometers run to cross the finish line in first place, his first World Cup victory in over seven years.

Behind them, Jamie Riddle found the grit to outsprint in the last meters Diego Moya, proving that he is in excellent form now that he has booked himself a ticket for the Paris 24 Olympics, after fulfilling all the qualification criteria set by Triathlon South Africa. Moya also capturing valuable points on his road to what would be his second Olympics.

The drama was right behind the leading trio, with Reid having to serve a 10 seconds penalty for leaving equipment outside the box, 10 seconds right before crossing the finish line that were enough to strip him of the silver medal, to have him finally crossing the finish line in fourth place. Disappointing for the Kiwi, but at least he secured points that will put him on a great position on the fight to represent his country in Paris next summer.

Fifth place on the day was for Callum McClusky (AUS), with another Aussie, Jake Birtwhistle, crossing the finish line in 6th place. Behind him, Richard Murray (NED), Bradley Course (AUS), Gabor Faldum (HUN) and Brandon Copeland rounded the top ten.

With another impressive sprint finish, Swedish young star Tilda Mansson reigned supreme at the Wollongong World Cup to claim the victory. The young Swedish has already three gold medals in World Cups on her tally, all of them decided by just centimeters. Second and third place were also decided with a photo finish, with Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto claiming the silver medal and Ainsley Thorpe (NZL) awarded the last spot on the podium.

Wollongong made its debut on the World Triathlon circuit with a Sprint race that had it all: 750m swim on pristine waters, followed by a demanding 20km including a hill climb on each of the five laps of the cycling course, culminating in a challenging 5km hilly run. And the wind and drops of rain at some points during the race didn’t make it any easier.

32 women lined up on the beach on Saturday early afternoon and it was Emma Jeffcoat (AUS) proving once again that she is one of the best swimmers on the circuit. She led the pack out of the water to climb the steps that led to transition followed by Sophia Howell (CAN) and Sian Rainsley (GBR), but they were not able to open a gap big enough for them to get on their bikes by themselves. Before the athletes faced the first climb up the famous lighthouse of Wollongong, two thirds on the field were together and together they rode for the rest of the 20km.

The large group managed to stay away from trouble navigating carefully the technical sections of the course, dropping a few athletes like Jeffcoat or Kira Hedgeland before making it safely to the second transition.

As soon as the women were on their running shoes, Rachel Klamer (NED) led a group of seven athletes on the first of the three climbs up the lighthouse, followed closely by Erika Hawley (BER), Ainsley Thorpe (NZL), Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto (COL), Ellie Hoitink (AUS), Tilda Mansson (SWE) and Roksana Slupek (POL), with Tereza Zimovjanova (CZE) and Lisa Perterer (AUT) trying desperatedly to stay in touch with them.

The leading seven run shoulder to shoulder trying to avoid going too early, and finally it was the Swedish two-times Junior world champion making the move and sprinting with the finish line on sight. But her win was not easy, as Klamer, Thorpe and Velasquez Soto followed her steps and tried to chase her until the end.

But Mansson has proved that even being still a young and developing athlete, she is a tough one to beat when it comes to a sprint finish. The young Swedish found an extra gear with the finish tape on sight and claimed in Wollongong the third World Cup gold of her career, all of them with sprint finishes. Behind her, the photo finish camera showed that the second place was for Velasquez Soto, a place that will secure her position on the Olympic qualification rankings and almost guarantees that she can get a ticket to the Paris 2024 Games. Third place was for New Zealand’s Ainsley Thorpe, while Rachel Klamer (NED) was first out of the podium, in fourth place.

Erika Hawley (BER) finished in fifth place, a position that also gives the young Bermudian hopes for her Olympic classification. All five top athletes on the day crossed the finish line with less than four seconds of difference between the winner and the 5th place.

Roksana Slupek (POL) crossed the finish line in sixth place, followed by Ellie Hoitink (AUS), Jolanda Anen (SUI), Romana Gajdosova (SLK) and Sian Rainsley (GBR) rounding the top 10.