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International sporting events in Poland
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Poland is hosting several major international and domestic sporting events in 2026. These include the Club European Karate Cup in Kielce, which was expected to host over 370 athletes from 55 European clubs. During mid-September 2026, the tournament in Kielce drew 370 competitors from 60 clubs across 10 different countries. countries in mid-September. The event tournament featured junior, senior, and master categories and was described by organizers as a “significant step in promoting Full Contact Karate across Europe”. In addition to karate, the V Uniformed Services Basketball Championships, known as ‘Basket Radom–Kielce 2026’, took place on September 19–20. The competition featured teams from various uniformed services, with the Katowice Provincial Police (KWP Katowice) taking took first place, followed by KWP Radom in second and KWP Rzeszów in third. Krosno is also hosting the 26th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship, marking the first time Poland has hosted this biennial event. The championship features featuring between 104 and 120 pilots from 32 to 40 countries. Running from September 18 to September 25, 2026, the event includes ten competitive flight sessions dependent on weather conditions, alongside and public attractions such as a ‘Balloon Town’, laser shows, Town’. In October 2026, disputes emerged regarding the World Karate Championships for cadets, juniors, and drone displays. U21s held in Bielsko-Biała. Russian media agency TASS reported that Poland blocked the participation of 21 Russian karatekas, despite previous indications they would compete as neutral athletes under the World Karate Federation (WKF) designation. The Russian Federation of Karate suggested Poland is acting as a “hostage to politics.” However, Paweł Połtorzecki, president of the Polish Karate Union, stated that no Russian athletes were registered by the deadline and that no athletes under the WKF 1 designation appeared on the registration list. He indicated it is unlikely the WKF would allow registrations after the deadline had passed.
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