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The legendary Polish former National speedway team coach, Marek Cieslak, commented in sportowefakty.pl results of Poland’s sport Personality 2024 plebiscite announced yesterday. When mentioning fifth placed achieved by the 5-times world champion, Bartosz Zmarzlik, and problems with speedway, Marek Cieslak said this: It is a complex issue. We need the successes of our national teams, which we do not have. We have achieved the best league in the world, which has great viewership. The problem is that the Grand Prix series cannot keep up with this at all, and it is folding down. This is visible, for example, in the locations. There are no new ones, and in addition, large stadiums are slowly disappearing. The FIM and the promoter Discovery are responsible for this. In addition, the best riders in the world do not ride in the series. The recent nominations for wild cards and their translation into geographical terms are a joke. All this means that the Grand Prix arouses interest in fewer and fewer countries. I have the impression that even here (i.e. in Poland) it does not generate the same emotions as it used to. If it were, the successes and the phenomenon of Zmarzlik would have a much greater echo in the country. Do you think that it is time for Artiom Łaguta and Emil Sajfutdinov to return to the series? Initially I was against them, but now I think they should be in the series. Zmarzlik would also benefit from the presence of Artiom Łaguta or Emil Sayfutdinov. I have no doubt that he would still win, but then his successes, this rivalry with the Russians would arouse much more emotions. In this way, the audience would be larger. Please remember what rivals Tomasz Gollob had. He had to compete with Tony Rickardsson, Greg Hancock, Billy Hamill, Jason Crump, Mark Loram, Hans Nielsen, Leigh Adams, Ryan Sullivan and many other great stars. Each of them had papers for the title. Now the series lacks such figures.

Well said !

I wonder why ?

Championships titles are not awarded to the top rider in any league's averages.

PZM is already doing this...it is called The International EkstraLiga Individual Championships

Nice one !

...best Polish rider in Ekstraliga? This statement is not correect, unless you mean Best EkstraLiga rider with the Polish licence.

They are not. Holding the Polish licence doesn't make them Polish. They are, and always will be an individuals with dual citenzenships: Rusian and Polish.

Artem has not said much about him being in the series. Interview was about top riders in the Polish Extraliga as far as their CMA were concerned. Artem holds the top spot in the CMA recokonigs an Bartek hold the top spot as far as the world titles are concerned. Marek Cieslak said that personally he regrets that Artem is not in the GP series,and Artem remarked : so do I.

Peter Collins won here his world title

http://kergel.ucoz.lv/index/live_stream_2/0-12 has been blocked need another stream, PLEASE

The speedway season on Polish tracks will begin on March 24, and the first official competition will be the Aces Criterion of the Polish Speedway Leagues.According to the local daily newspaper “Gazeta Pomorska” The following riders confirmed their participation (as on 20th Feb.) Bartosz Zmarzlik (Lublin), Artiom Łaguta (Wrocław), Kai Huckenbeck (Bydgoszcz), Patryk Dudek (Toruń), Krzysztof Buczkowski (Bydgoszcz), Jarosław Hampel (Zielona Góra) , Wiktor Przyjemski (Lublin), Szymon Woźniak (Gorzów), Dominik Kubera (Lublin), Jason Doyle (Grudziądz), Andreas Lyager (Bydgoszcz), Andrzej Lebiediew (Leszno), Maciej Janowski (Wrocław) , Tim Sørensen (Bydgoszcz). Tickets can be purchased at the club's ticket office (open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and online at sklep.polonia.bydgoszcz.pl TICKET PRICES: Sector B: PLN 40/£8.00 regular, PLN 30/£6.00 reduced Sector A: PLN 45/£9.00 regular, PLN 35/£7.00 reduced New Stand: PLN 60/£12.00 regular, PLN 50/£10.00 reduced Main Stand: PLN 120/£24.00 normal Main Stand: VIP (catering + program): PLN 250/£50.00 Reduced tickets are available to women, pensioners and people aged 8-16. Children under 7 years of age have free admission (no guarantee of a place). Ticket for wheelchair users - PLN 1 (with guardian).

Me too !

I don't think that "you" in English is written with capital letter, except at the beginning of a sentence.

Krzysztof Cegielski, former Poole Pirates rider draws attention on social media to one detail. Point 12, paragraph 3 of the regulations on competition in the Speedway Grand Prix lists offenses and the amounts of penalties.According to him, it is worth paying attention to the last sentence preceding the list of penalties. It reads as follows: "The international jury may sanction any persons breaking the rules as follows. The word "may", becomes crucial. So could the competition jury both punish Zmarzlik and "reduce" the penalty,. So far, no one has commented on whether such a severe punishment was necessary. There is no doubt, says Krzysztof Cegielski. – “The jury didn't have to do anything, it just could. They did it with a smile on their faces - comments the former rider on social media, pointing out the key word in the case, in his opinion, "may". If in fact Zmarzlik did not have to suffer such a high penalty ,then undoubtedly not all "important" people are clearly favorable to Polish speedway and, as it turns out, they do not remember the most important thing. For many years, Speedway Grand Prix has been generating the greatest profits from Polish speedway.

Steve...admit it .. just a sour grapes

Saifutdinov is to return to the British league after a twelve-year break. (…) There were immediately speculations about the other two Russian speedway riders with a Polish passport and the potential chances, that is Artem Łaguta and Vadim Tarasenko could also sign a contract with an English or Swedish league club. (…) we inquired at source whether such a transfer would be possible and whether the announcement of Emil Sayfutdinov's contract at Ipswich Witches is formally approved by the FIM. Mikael Karlsson, head of the track racing commission of the Swedish motorcycle federation, spoke briefly but to the point on this matter. - According to the information I received from the FIM, three (Russian)riders with a Polish passport are allowed to start only in the Polish league. He repeated this answer to us twice for the sake of clarity. SVEMO does not expect Russian speedway riders with a Polish passport to join any Bauhaus-Ligan team in the 2023 season. Therefore, we have to wait for official announcements from the international motorcycle federation, and we hear in the environment that the consent for Sajfutdinov is a matter of a few days. For now, however, all formalities are beyond any binding Source: SportoweFakty.pl

Not all Polish fans are happy for him to resume racing in their native Poland. Opinions are divided in the same way as in England.

'I don't know what the English wanted to prove. Probably their own stupidity and ignorance. Or maybe they wanted to "celebrate" the anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine in this way? It's outrageous. They don't have an ounce of decency - said the former Polish international, Jan Krzystyniak. Sayfutdinov is not a Pole and I will repeat it all the time. He was, is and will be a Russian for me and no passport will change that. The mere fact of allowing him to compete is outrageous, because as long as the war lasts, Russian athletes should be excluded from all competitions. And what the English have done is the height of rudeness. After all, they could have announced this contract a few days earlier, or a few days later, if only out of respect for all the victims of this war. For me, they are either ignorant people who do not know what is happening in Europe, or egoists who do not care about human suffering and do not look further than the tip of their own noses, concluded Krzystyniak. Source: Przeglad Sportowy-Onet (Sports Review_Onet) Creation date: 24th Feb., 18:28

Russian-born ? He is Russian through and through. The Polish passport he was granted has been used for travelling around European Union with no visas, etc., He never wanted to compete as a Pole, but now uses the Polish passport as a tool for signing for British club. He never renounced his Russian passport and citizenship. So it's not fair to call him Russian-born.

Because Lublin being sponsered by the state energy company offerred him more money than Gorzow...it's simple as that

Translation of the message issued by po-bandzie.com.pl Artem Łaguta, Emil Sayfutdinov and Andrei Kudriashov will be able to ride in the Polish ExtraLeague for the 2023 season. The three Russians will be able to sign contracts with clubs in November, and they will receive official confirmation at the November congress of the Polish Motor Association. This information was first published by WP Sportowe Fakty (...). The Russians will have to meet a number of requirements, including taking the license exam or officially condemn the war in Ukraine, and declare that ... they will not take legal action against PZM for not allowing participation in the 2022 season. The competitors will be officially confirmed at the November congress of the Polish Motor Association. Importantly, Łaguta, Sajfutdinov and Kudriaszov will only be able to compete in the Polish ExtraLeague, they will not be able to ride in any other international competitions. The first of them will represent the colours of Betard Sparta Wrocław, Sajfutdinow of Apator Toruń, and Kudriaszow is being associated with Kolejarz Opole.

Depends which side you are on. According to "SportoweFakty.pl 68% ofPolish fans are against Laguta, Sayfutdinov and the other one to ride for any Polish club in 2023

Many thanks to RR for the link

Congratulations to Bartosz Zmarzlik...well deserved!