Nikodem Niemiec wins two gold medals in combat sports over one weekend

Nikodem Niemiec, a 12-year-old athlete from Wieliczka, achieved a rare feat by winning two gold medals in different combat sports disciplines within a single weekend.

On Friday, September 11, Niemiec competed in the ADCC Amateur World Championship held at the TAURON Arena in Kraków. He won five matches, four of which ended by submission, to secure the gold medal. The following day, he competed in the Polish Primary School Classical Wrestling Championships in the under-48 kg category. Despite competing against athletes up to two years older, he won four matches to defend his national title.

Niemiec trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Grappling Kraków under coach Mateusz Kuca and in wrestling at KS Bieżanowianka Kraków under coach Marek Witek. This performance follows a similar achievement from the previous year, where he won a European No-Gi championship in Dublin and a Polish jiu-jitsu Gi championship the next day.