The fifth World Cup of this Olympic year sees the circuit head to Chengdu, China, on Monday, where the battles for the medals as well as the points and performances that could help seal Paris 2024 qualification are on the line.

Starting out in Napier in February before moving on to Hong Kong, Lievin and then Wollongong last weekend, the World Cup tour has just three stops left within the qualification period: Chengdu, Huatulco and Samarkand. The heat is on.

And it is to China that the athletes are heading for an unusual Monday race, and a Chengdu circuit that first appeared on the schedule a decade ago in 2014. A two-lap, 1.5km swim transitions into a six-lap 40km bike, each lap with two dead turns, and then 4 x 2.5km laps to the tape. Watch all the action over on TriathlonLive.tv.

Derron ready to push on in 2024

It has been a strong sequence of results from Switzerland’s Julie Derron that sees her assume the race number one, reaching back to her last race in China in 2019 and a career-first gold in Weihai. Back-to-back silvers in Arzachena, a Karlovy Vary gold, the 2022 European title and bronze in the Mixed Relay World Championships last year all underline what this powerful 27-year-old is capable of.

The exertions of her familiar hauling of the chasing bike pack up to the leaders has taken a toll in the past, but a 7th-fastest 10km run split to finish 8th at last year’s Championship Finals Pontevdera again suggested big things lie ahead. The gap to the front pack out of the water could be the difference between top 10 and top of the podium on Monday morning for the Swiss number one.

Lin looking for breakthrough finish

Fourth here last year remains Xinyu Lin’s - and indeed her country’s - best result of all time at this level, so China’s Asian Games silver medallist would love to register a first World Cup podium on home soil to kickstart her Olympic ambitions. If she can find her stride after an hour in the saddle, Lin could be ready to secure that historic first World Cup medal for China.

With a place in Paris looking ever more assured, New Zealand’s Nicole Van Der Kaay will be seeking more Olympic-distance form after her solid 13th place in Quarteira last month. The Kiwi has been building back from a major accident suffered racing Super League last year, but the memory of her first World Cup win 14 months ago in New Plymouth will be powering her on once more on Monday.

Italians racing for Paris

Ilaria Zane and Alice Betto sit at 34th and 48th in the Olympic Rankings heading into race week, knowing that either sitting inside the top 30 at the end of May would likely see Italy secure the maximum three quota places in Paris. Zane was third here last October, while Betto won Brasilia gold the same weekend. This will be a fascinating encounter between two compatriots who, remarkably, haven’t crossed the line at the same individual race since 2018. That race? The Cagliari World Cup. The results? Betto finished 7th, Zane 8th.

The strongest South American challenge for medals will again come from Ecuador’s Elizabeth Bravo, while Mexico’s rising star Sofia Rodriguez Moreno, the Continental bronze medallist in Miami last month behind the Ecuadorian, will also be looking to feature. Bravo has put together some strong finishes of late and knows well what it takes to podium at this level.

Elsewhere, Sweden’s 2022 Junior World Champion Tilda Mansson strode to her third World Cup victory last weekend. Her best performances to date may have come at the sprint distance, but this will be another good test of her mettle over the Olympic, as the 19-year-old continues to make moves towards an exciting Games debut at Paris 2024.

Chengdu will also be Team World Triathlon’s first official race of 2024. The squad for athletes from smaller nations is provided precious coaching and travel support at specific events in their quest to qualify for Paris, and will include the in-form Erica Hawley of Bermuda, Colombia’s Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto and Zuzana Michalikova. The Slovakian currently stands just ten places ahead of compatriot Romana Gajdosova in what could be the race for the New Flag position in Paris.

Elsewhere on the start list, Lotte Miller (NOR) returns to the blue carpet for the first time since October hoping her back injury is behind her, Mansson’s 2021 Junior World Championship rival Jule Behrens (GER) starts only her third World Cup, and Aquathlon World Champion Zsanett Kuttor-Bragmayer (HUN) chases her first World Cup podium since Haeundae 2021.

For the full start list, click here.

Okresní přebor Jablonecka o víkendu předvedl střeleckou šarádu ve Mšeně (7:1 s Malou Skálou) a na Rádle (9:3 Kovo - Nová Ves). Byly to doslova hokejové výsledky. Kokonín remizoval s Držkovem B 4:4, remíze byla spravedlivá.

The 2024 World Triathlon Cup tour hits the Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday 29 April. Ten years on from the first edition, this time around there is the promise of some extra Olympic spice on the menu.

With one month to go the end of the Paris 2024 Qualification Period, every race is amplified, every result counts and every spot on the rankings is even more hotly contested. So the first Olympic-distance World Cup of the year will provide big goals as well as plenty of challenges, and should offer a stern test of where the athletes are at this early stage of a hugely important season.

After the two-lap, 1.5km swim, athletes will transition into a six-lap 40km bike, each loop with fast, rolling corners and two leg-busting dead turns, then it’s a 4 x 2.5km-lap run to the tape. Watch all the action over on TriathlonLive.tv.

Schomburg and Priester going all-in

While Monday racing is something out of the ordinary, this is a course that the two top-ranked German athletes know well. Number one Lasse Nygaard Priester raced here in October, finishing 22nd after a poor swim left him too far off the pace to challenge despite a huge run effort. Jonas Schomburg was among the names to tackle the course for the first time back in 2014, as well as finishing 17th six months ago. Both will want to deliver this time around.

Priester’s World Cup win on a tough Karlovy Vary course back in 2021 remains his best result to date and one of four career podiums overall, while Schomburg’s first World Cup medal also came in the Czech hills, with bronze last year. Two fearless athletes, one place on the Paris 2024 start line the ultimate prize.

Hungarians on the hunt

Like Germany, Team Hungary are in a great position to qualify the maximum three men for Paris. Bence Bicsak finished 7th at Tokyo 2020, was fourth here in 2023, and is on paper the strong choice, but the 28-year-old has struggled recently to find race consistency that can allow his undoubted run ability to really shine. Bicsak’s last podium was bronze at WTCS Abu Dhabi in 2021 against the best in the world, so he knows he has it in him. This would be a great time to rediscover that form.

Mark Devay and Gabor Faldum are the other two Hungarian names in the frame for Paris. Both race here, both have been in solid form of late, arguably Faldum’s 12th place at the Test Event ahead of all three compatriots the most eye-catching evidence of his potential.

Tayler Reid ready to redeem

An unfortunate equipment penalty saw Tayler Reid (NZL) miss out on a podium in Woolongong, a moment that could light the fire of a big display here in China. A medal at his first-time hit out in Chengdu would be the perfect moment to show Team New Zealand that he is the man to join Hayden Wilde in Paris, and would certainly boost the chances a full trio of Kiwi men at the Games.

Third in the Asia Triathlon Championships a week ago, Junjie Fan is the top-ranked of the home athletes and starting his fifth World Cup. Aoba Yasumatsu continues to pursue his path to Paris for Japan, and Azerbaijan’s Rostislav Pevtsov chases a remarkable sixth podium here after one gold, three silver and a bronze to date. Fresh from E-World Championship silver in London, Britain’s Max Stapley (GBR) will want to reiterate his Olympic credentials on a continent that has seen some of his best results at this level, including silver in Yeongdo last August.

The first official event of the year for Team World Triathlon, the development squad helping athletes from nations with fewer resources to reach their Olympic goals, Chengdu also welcomes Tyler Smith (BER) and Vitalii Vorontsov (UKR) onto the start line, while Badr Siwane of Morocco also starts with his Games debut still a possibility if results go his way.

Further names to watch looking to covert their recent displays into medal-winning performances include Denmark’s Emil Holm, Italy’s Michele Sarzilla and Chilean Gaspar Riveros as this Olympic season gathers some serious momentum.

Full start lists are available here.

V dalším fotbalovém víkendu získal titul kanonýra víkendu Josef Balcar z A týmu Železného Brodu. Ten hraje krajský přebor a na jaře se mu zatím daří. Další zápas čeká železnobrodského áčko proti Lomnici na hřišti soupeře. A ehké to nebude.

V I. B třídě východ byl hodně naštvaný turnovský trenér Vodrážka. A nebylo to jen za 3:1 na Smržovce. Albrechtice se radovaly z jednoho bodu vybojovaného v Desná za remízu 2:2. Držkov začínal zase klasicky. První poločas prohrál.

V zápasech I. A třídy si tři body připsaly Studenec za výhru 3:1, Vesec za 5:0, Bělá 6:0 a Sokol Pěnčín 4:2. Rychnov už přemýšlí o kvalitních posilách na další sezónu. Mšeno se propadlo. Chybí mu klid v zakončení. Bělá se na umělku netěší.

Boj o klíč Krkonoš sliboval pěkný zápas, jak se na derby sluší a patří. Početná skupina fandů obou tymů se v mrazivém, ale slunečném počasí těšila na vyrovnaný souboj. Domácí čekali větší bitku, než ve finále byla. Připsali si vítězství 8:1 a klíč brali taky.

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.

Alongside the 2024 Africa Triathlon Championships, the Africa Triathlon Electoral Congress was held in Baron Palace Sahl Hashish Hurghada on the 19 April 2024, in the presence of H.E Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports Professor Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, World Triathlon President and IOC Member Marisol Casado, and World Triathlon Secretary-General Mr. Antonio Arimany.

The meeting also witnessed the presence of honourable dignitaries from the Egyptian and African sports field, Dr. Emad El Bannany - UCSA Secretary-General, Dr. Hossam Eldine Mostafa – president of Egyptian Paralympic Committee, and Engineer Khaled Sorour- UCSA advisor, in addition to World and Africa Triathlon Staff, with the participation of 28 Africa Triathlon National Federations.

Honourable Africa Triathlon President Major General Ahmed Nasser chaired the meeting, and in his opening remark, he extended a warm welcome to all participants and expressed his gratitude for their presence. He also extended special thanks to the Egyptian Government and World Triathlon for their unwavering support to Africa Triathlon.

The greeting was also extended by H.E the Minister of Youth and Sports Professor Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, who welcomed all attendees and commended Honourable AT President Major General Ahmed Nasser for his never-ending support and leadership to the African Sports, being also the President of the Association of African Sports Confederations.

Nasser’s extensive sports history, technical expertise, and successful leadership include the organisation of the 2019 African Games Rabat and 2024 African Games Accra, and ahead to the 2027 African Games Egypt.

The meeting deliberated the importance of unity, hard work, and strategic planning for the development and enhancement of Triathlon sport in Africa, and emphasized on the importance of serving triathlon sport and athletes as our our main focus and goal.

The Africa Triathlon family celebrated the election results for the term 2024-2028, which were as follows:

President:
Major General Ahmed Nasser - Egypt
Number of votes: 25
Abstentions: 3
Total number of votes: 28

Vice Presidents (one Female, one Male):
First Vice President (Female):
Dr. Debbie Alexander - South Africa
Number of votes: 27
Abstentions: 1
Total number of votes: 28

Second Vice President (Male):
Mr. Boubacar Gaye - Senegal
Number of votes: 23
Total number of votes: 28

Mr. Majid Amahrouq - Morocco
Number of votes: 5
Total number of votes: 28

Secretary-General:
Mr. Paul Allain St. Louis - Mauritius
Number of votes: 26
Abstentions: 2
Total number of votes: 28

Treasurer:
Dr. Edwige Ngassam - Cameroon
Number of votes: 25
Abstentions: 3
Total number of votes: 28

Five Executive Board Members:
Mr. Prince Adewale Enitan Oladunjoye - Nigeria (Zone President)
Number of votes: 23
Total number of votes: 28

Mrs. Jocylene Leah Nyambura - Kenya
Number of votes: 24
Total number of votes: 28

Mr. Ali ElZaidi - Libya
Number of votes: 24
Total number of votes: 28

Dr. Ferrial Chouiter - Algeria
Number of votes: 24
Total number of votes: 28

Alexis Mbaraga - Rwanda
Number of votes: 23
Total number of votes: 28

The meeting was adjourned with congratulations to the newly elected Executive Board Members and best wishes to those who were unsuccessful, reflecting the spirit of sportsmanship. Major General Ahmed Nasser closed with a message reiterating that the entire Africa Triathlon family is one team working together for the best interests of Triathlon.

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.