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The fifty-eighth edition of the international athletics meeting P-T-S in Banská Bystrica's Štiavničky on Thursday received a remarkable score of 83,303 points in the quality evaluation, setting a record since the event's revival in 2016. The previous highest score was 82,667 points in 2021, so this year's event improved by

MATEJ BALUCH (Slovakia - men's 400m hurdles, 4th place, 49.82 s): "When I saw the start list, I knew we had world-class competition. I was well-rested and believed in achieving another sub-50-second performance. I focused mainly on myself. But after the final hurdle, I peripherally saw a Japanese athlete on

The prominent guest of the 58th edition of the P-T-S meeting, which will take place for the first time in Banska Bystrica on July 20 and will have the silver status of the World Athletics Continental Tour series, will be the three-time Olympic champion in the hammer throw (2012, 2016,

As expected, Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia has brought the top of the 57th edition of the legendary P - T - S athletics meeting in Šamorín, Slovakia. She ran the 5000m clocking 14:31.91 which was not only the stadium record of the  x-bionic® sphere but also a meeting record and

The 57th year of the P - T - S athletics meeting will start in Trnava on Wednesday 8 June but the main part of the program with the silver status of the World Athletics Continental Tour series will take place on Thursday 9 at the x-bionic® sphere sports complex

Wednesday's 56th annual P-T-S international athletic meeting at the x-bionic® sphere sports complex in Šamorín received 82,667 points in the quality evaluation, which is the highest rate in its history since its renewal in 2016. The maximum so far was 82,140 points, so the meeting improved its “personal best” by

The 56th P-T-S meeting in Šamorín with 1 Olympic winner, 5 World champions and 9 European champions offered excellent athletics. Nigerian Blessing Okagbare run the first time on slovak soil a time under 11 s. With 10.98  she beat the 40-years old meeting record of Jarmila Kratochvilova from 1981 (11.09).

At the legendary P-T-S meeting, there will be several aces of Slovak athletics in the game on Wednesday evening. Ján Volko has not been missed the event in Šamorín once since the it was resumed five years ago. He started in the premiere in 2016 as an almost unknown sprinter,

Two Olympic winners, six world champions, ten European champions and one current world record holder - such a group of foreign athletic stars are preparing for next week's 56th P-T-S meeting in Šamorín. “We tried to compile the program so that we have top athletes in each discipline, but with

Only a week remains until the 56th year of the legendary athletic meeting P-T-S, which will take place on Wednesday, June 2, in the sports complex x-bionic® sphere in Šamorín from 16:00. Spectators who enter areal in a limited number and in compliance with the applicable anti-pandemic measures have something

MAIN PROGRAM MEN: 17.30 Hammer Throw M 18.05  400 m Hurdles M 18.15 High Jump M 18.25  100 m M 18.45  400 m M 18.55  3000 m Race Walk M 19.05 Javelin Throw M 19.45 200 m M WOMEN 16.00 Hammer Throw W 18.15  400 m Hurdles W 18.35  100

MIKE RODGERS (USA - 100 m, 1st place 10.16s): "I started this season only in June so I still feel pretty OK. I have planned around 12 competitions for this summer and still 3 of them ahead of me. I did not have any special peak, just to run fast.

The 55th PTS Meeting in Samorin, Slovakia on Friday (11) will see an interesting list of Slovak, Czech and international stars headed by Belarusian high jumper Maksim Nedasekau. He plans to extend his outdoor unbeaten streak to four meetings and also improve on his world-leading 2.33m cleared on home soil

SLOVAK RECORD (1) WOMEN 400 meters: 56,79 Daniela Ledecká (ŠK ŠOG Nitra) Remark: Relay Rastislav Jelínek, Samuel Sloboda, Jakub Benda, Matej Baluch formed junior Slovak record 41,26 in the pre-program in the youth competition. MEETING RECORDS (3) MEN 1000 m: 2:16.51 Ayanleh Souleiman (Djibouti) WOMEN3000 m walk: 12:30,32 Mária Katerinka

GHAZAL MAJED EL DEIN (Syria – high jump M – 1st place, 230 cm): “Great people, great place, great weather, great meeting. I am really happy that I was the first to jump 230 centimeters in this area. I wanted to jump 233 centimeters too, I was close, but I

MEN ● 100 METERS European Indoor Champion at 60m Jan Volko has not won at PTS yet (2016 - 5th at 100m / 10,39, 2017 - 3rd at 200m / 20,58w, 2018 - 2nd at 100m / 10,13) but there is always a change that he might succeed. However, the

The 21-year-old Belarussian Elvira Herman won the European Youth Star Award of 2018 in the youth category at the Athletics Golden Tracks Awards in Lausanne after surprisingly winning the gold medal at 100m hurdles at European Championship in Berlin. The organizer of the 54th P-T-S meeting managed to persuade her to come to

With the upcoming date of the 54thP-T-S international athletic meeting in Šamorín, the preliminary start list has been filled with interesting names. In the last hours, two rivals for Slovak sprint record holder Jan Volko have been confirmed.  On the start of 100m, former South African record holder, 25-year-old Henricho

The fifty-third year of the renewed P-T-S international athletic meeting will take place at the x-bionic® sphere sports complex in Šamorín on Friday 29 June 2018 provisionally from 19:00 and broadcast live by RTVS. In this attractive over two-hour programme, Slovak viewers can look forward to seeing leading Slovak talent

Saturday´s 52nd meeting Pravda – Televízia – Slovnaft is for sure behind us. The complex x-bionic sphere in Samorin saw many good sport performances. The strong wind was a problem, but not even that prevented all fans from seeing their favourite athletes performing. Time has come to evaluate and nobody

Sovereign triumphs of hammer thrower Pawel Fajdek and long jumper Darya Klisina, but only that happened during the second half of the program at 52nd meeting Pravda – Televízia – Slovnaft in the x-bionic sphere complex in Samorin. Polish Fajdek threw 78.67 m in his second attempt, that was enough

Overview of the quotes of athletes at the 52nd meeting Pravda – Televízia – Slovnaft in the x-bionic sphere complex in Samorin: Anita Wlodarczyk (Poland, hammer throw, 1st place, 75.45 m): "It was a very nice race, thanks for the support and great atmosphere. I am glad that I won,

Two third places brought the competitions in the first part of the 52nd meeting Pravda-Televízia – Slovnaft in Samorin in the complex x-bionic sphere. Trimple jumper Tomas Veszelka and sprinter Jan Volko gained these results. 200 metres sprint predictably won Turkish athlete Ramil Gulijev, who achieved time 19.98 s with

The introductory discipline of 52nd meeting Pravda - Televízia - Slovnaft did not bring any surprise. Anita Wlodarczyk won with her performance of 75,45 m. She threw more than two metres less than last year, when she set up the record of this meeting. "I am glad I succeeded in

The President of European Athletics (EA), Svein Arne Hansen is positively surprised by the organisation at the restored athletic meeting P-T-S and the multifunctional complex x-bionic® sphere in Samorin, where the meeting currently takes place. "I am very happy, that I am back in Slovakia because of the P-T-S meeting. I