This is what our amazing and energetic Children’s Day looked like. We have known for a long time that #razemmozemywiecej, so on June 1st, together with our closest neighbors – Primary School No. 35 with sports classes in Gdańsk Oliwa and Gdańsk Sports Club “Stoczniowiec” – we invited kids to participate in… Olympics. We would like to thank our wonderful Partners who put a lot of heart and energy into Children’s Day. We would also like to thank all our guests, without whom it would not be so fantastic. There’s nothing like Neighbors! A big round of applause goes to the host, who was the Olympic champion, Mateusz Kusznierewicz!
On 1 June, the Gdańsk Shipyard Sports Club, Primary School No. 35 with sports departments and Olivia Business Centre invited the youngest to participate in numerous sports competitions, which are usually held during the Olympic Games. The competition had a unique character, because its goal was great family fun, this time with the active participation of well-known and titled athletes from the Tri-City.
Young participants had the opportunity to try their hand at football and badminton pitches, find out that athletics and roller hockey are as exciting as cycling, rugby, gymnastics, rowing and sailing.
We met m.in. badminton star Kamila Augustyn , a participant of the Olympic Games in Beijing and London, who faced the daredevils of precise darts shots. Adrianna Dadci-Smoliniec, an Olympian from Athens, European Champion and multimedalist of the Polish Championships, convinced the participants that judo is fun. There was also a symbolic boxing ring, with Marcin ” Express” Marczak , a professional boxer, organizer of popular boxing galas. There’s something for everyone, so when you were bored with shadow fighting, it was best to try spectacular free exercises, jumps and balance elements under the supervision of experienced coaches and competitors MKS Gdansk. Fans of two wheels were waiting for RowerOver Association, which, in addition to insane attractions, prepared an obstacle course and a workshop on how to move safely in road traffic.
The strength of the teams was demonstrated by the basketball and futsal teams of AZS University of Gdańsk, Rugby Club Lechia Gdańsk, Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk and School No. 35 , which for years has been referred to as a forge of talents in handball, figure skating and ice hockey. It is here, at the Gdańsk Shipyard ice rink in the Olivia Hall, that many world sports stars started their careers, with whom we will also meet on 1 June.
Importantly, well-known and well-liked players took up the challenge of presenting themselves in a slightly different role without fear. This allowed the participants to meet their idols, take part in competitions led by them, as well as give a high five and take a photo together.
– Children’s Day at Sportowo in Oliwa was an opportunity to meet, among others, the GKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk senior team in ice hockey. The girls have won five medals at the Polish Championships, won year after year. Next to them, there were promising juniors, who, under the leadership of captain Krystian Mocarski , won the silver medal in the national championship. Igor Smal, a representative in the U20 category, also played with us. We also met Adrian Wielgat , multiple Polish Champion, participant of the European Championships, World Championships, World Cup, Olympian from Pyongchang, as well as Marcin Bachanek , multi-medalist of the Senior Polish Championships, participant of the World Cup, vice-champion of the globe in the World Academic Championships – says Maciej Turnowiecki, Sports Director of GKS Stoczniowiec.
That was the beginning of a championship team! Rafał Grycner, junior Polish Vice-Champion in all-around and National Champion at a distance of 1000 meters, and Justyna Plutowska and Jeremie Flemin, described as an export dance couple, argued how to win. Polish vice-champions in figure skating, participants of the European Championships flew straight from Montreal, where they train for most of the season. There was also a talented graduate of School 35, Amelia Rams, who at the beginning of her career can boast medals from the Youth Olympics and this year’s gold from the Youth National Championships.
One of the main accents of Children’s Day was an intergenerational hockey game. Although the game did not take place on ice, there was no shortage of emotions, as it is in hockey. The white-and-blue team was led by Katarzyna Kasprzycka, bronze medalist of the World Championships in China.
The children were reminded that summer is approaching by water sports enthusiasts from the Gdańsk Sailing Club, specializing in windsurfing and Optimists. The importance of daily activity was explained by instructors from CityFit, who conducted open fitness classes and competition on rowing ergometers. The referee in the duel was Cezary Mrozowicz, a medalist of the World Championships in the lightweight eight.
The little ones were cheered on by unique mascots. The Gdańsk Zoo has taken care of such a surprise for the youngest. There were not only frolics together, but also an opportunity to “high-five” a llama and a giraffe, compete in a race with a kangaroo, or take a photo with the lion king.
How to extinguish a fire in the throat, whether we have a lemon in our stomach and how a bee sees could be found out in the zone BayLab – Bayer Better Life, from which, in a split second, we were able to move to a world full of adventure in virtual reality, being inside the human body, or hovering like a bee flying over a meadow.
Such a fantastic Children’s Day in Oliwa could not take place without the inflatables loved by the little ones and delicious ice cream, which always tastes special on June 1st!
There was also something for mothers, grandmothers, aunts… The Women’s Zone offered something for the spirit and something for the body. Interesting mini-lectures by experts, beauty consultations, and jewellery making workshops awaited the ladies. There was a sweet treat and soft sofas and cushions to rest… All you had to do was bring a good mood and an open mind. It was possible to listen to specialists (m.in) while making a beautiful bracelet. advocate of Anna Bober-Koytarbińska and Agnieszka Baranowska, ambassador of the Regional Club of Woman and Money), and in the so-called In the meantime, nibble on something sweet! We were partnered in the Women’s Zone:
Dream Workshop Café Club; Jeweler Kardamo and NowystylGroup.com 🙂
Children’s Day in Olivia was held under the Honorary Patronage of the Mayor of Gdańsk, Aleksandra Dulkiewicz.
Special thanks go to our Resident, Arrow Polska, which decided to become the official partner of the event.
