2024 Continental Tour: Bydgoszcz - 6th Irena Szewinska Memorial

How To Watch The Continental Tour Bydgoszcz - Irena Szewinska Memorial

How To Watch The Continental Tour Bydgoszcz - Irena Szewinska Memorial

Everything you need to know to watch the 2024 Continental Tour Bydgoszcz on FloTrack on June 20.

Jun 18, 2024 by Matt Cannizzaro
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The Continental Tour Bydgoszcz – Irena Szewinska Memorial is the next of more than 200 World Athletics Contintental Tour events scheduled for 2024, and you don’t want to miss any of the fun and excitement from Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

The meet is the eighth of what will be 11 Gold-level events on the 2024 Continental Tour schedule. It will bring elite track & field athletes to Poland from across the world.

With the 2024 Summer Olympics on the horizon, this is a great opportunity to get in the spirt, while perhaps getting a preview of what’s to come at the Olympics in Paris. 

Tune in to see the world’s best do what they do, live on FloTrack!

They’ll be competing for medals, prize money and world ranking points. There are even additional bonuses for breaking a world record!

Who: Elite Track & Field Athletes
When: June 20, 2024
Where: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Watch: LIVE on FloTrack

The men’s competitions taking place at this year’s Irena Szewinska Memorial are races of 800 and 1,500 meters, 110- and 400-meter hurdles, pole vault, shot put and the hammer throw.

Women will compete in the 100-, 400- and 1,500-meter races and the 100- and 400-meter hurdles.

Entry lists for each event can be found HERE.

How To Watch The 2024 Irena Szewinska Memorial

For those in the United States, the 2024 Continental Tour Bydgoszcz – Irena Szewinska Memorial will stream LIVE on FloTrack.

FloTrack will provide results and additional coverage of the event and World Athletics Continental Tour.

Who Was Irena Szewinska?

The event’s namesake, Irena Szewinska, grew up in the Polish track & field spotlight, excelling in short-distance running events and the long jump. She went on to claim a handful of world records and seven Olympic medals (in five trips), including three gold (1964, 1968, 1976).

Perhaps that description doesn’t do her success justice. She is actually the only athlete in history to have set world records in 100, 200 and 400 meters.

After her days of competing concluded, Szewinska stayed active behind the scenes in Polish and European athletics, including a stint on the International Olympic Committee. 

Szewinska died in 2018 after a battle with cancer. She was 72. 

About Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium

Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium is a multi-purpose venue in Bydgoszcz, Poland, that has room for more than 20,000 spectators. It’s used primarily for soccer and track & field events.

The facility, named after another standout Polish track and field star, officially opened in 1960 with a capacity of nearly double the current number, but it simply wasn’t as comfortable. It was completely rebuilt between 2007 and 2008.

About World Athletics

World Athletics is a global governing authority to more than 200 national member federations that provides standardization, competition and record keeping for “athletics,” which is the original name for what most refer to as track & field – or disciplines that feature running, jumping and throwing. 

As part of the World Athletics landscape, athletes and fans can enjoy these run, jump and throw events in indoor and outdoor settings – plus relays, cross country, race walking and road running – all open to athletes of all ages and skill levels in cities and venues across the world. 

Events can be smaller one-day competitions, up to the crown jewel of World Athletics, the World Athletics Championships.

The World Athletics Championships first was held in 1976, and since 1991, it has been held every two years. 

The World Athletics Series calendar for 2024 includes multi-day events for indoor action, U20, cross country, race walking, relays and road running. 

The one-day meet circuits include a variety of tours – Diamond League, Continental, Indoor, Cross Country, Race Walking and Combined Events. 

The World Athletics Continental Tour will feature more than 200 events in 2024. 

2024 Continental Tour Bydgoszcz Schedule

Check out the preliminary schedule for the 2024 Irena Szewinska Memorial. This schedule is subject to change:

All times Eastern 

  • Noon – Opening Ceremony
  • 12:20 p.m. – Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
  • 12:30 p.m. – Men’s Hammer Throw
  • 12:40 p.m. – Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
  • 12:55 p.m. – Men’s Pole Vault
  • 1:05 p.m. – Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
  • 1:20 p.m. – Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles
  • 1:30 p.m. – Men’s Shot Put
  • 1:35 p.m. – Women’s 1,500 Meters
  • 1:47 p.m. – Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles (Final)
  • 2:00 p.m. – Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles (Final)
  • 2:12 p.m. – Men’s 1,500 Meters
  • 2:25 p.m. – Women’s 100 Meters
  • 2:37 p.m. – Men’s 800 Meters
  • 2:47 p.m. – Women’s 400 Meters
  • 3:00 p.m. – Medal Ceremony

The time difference from Bydgoszcz to the Eastern Time Zone is six hours.

FloTrack Is The Streaming Home For Many Track And Field Meets Each Year

Don’t miss all the track and field season action streaming on FloTrack. Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.

FloTrack Archived Footage

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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