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Grudziądz, 50 Relays of Kujawy and Pomorze, 18 March 2026, photo by Sławomir Kowalski
Grudziądz, 50 sztafet Kujaw i Pomorza, 18 marca 2026 r., fot. Sławomir Kowalski

Ahead of us is the final relay before the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26! (photos)

The most important athletics event of the season starts tomorrow! The relay baton, symbolically passed between 50 municipalities, has covered a total of 6,100 kilometers. Yesterday (March 18) we met during a training session of GKM Grudziądz, and today (March 19) we’ll meet during the run in Radziejów. World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.

Tomorrow at 3:30 PM, we invite you to the championship parade concluding the initiative (starting from the New Town Market Square and finishing at the Old Town Market Square). At 4:00 PM, an opening concert will take place. Performing on stage: Oskar Cyms, Ray Wilson, and Gromee.

Photos from all stops will be available starting tomorrow (March 20) at a special exhibition – boards will be set up along Królowej Jadwigi Street (from Empik to the fan zone).

“I would like to thank all residents, athletes, coaches, schools, clubs, and local communities for their active participation in our relay. Every meeting, every symbolic baton handover, and every form of activity come together to create a cohesive story of a region that is responsible, active, and consciously cares about the health of its residents. It is thanks to your involvement that sport in our region demonstrates its strength and diversity,” emphasizes Marshal Piotr Całbecki.

“I invite everyone to cheer together – both at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Toruń and in the fan zone at the New Town Market Square in Toruń. Together, we are creating these championships!”

The 50 Relays of Kujawy and Pomorze is a series of events organized over the last fifty days leading up to the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26. Each meeting was an opportunity for shared activity, integration, and the promotion of an active lifestyle. The initiative involved both athletes from local clubs and amateurs, children and youth, as well as entire families and seniors.

The first session of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 starts tomorrow at 10:00 AM. We invite you to cheer together in the fan zone (at the New Town Market Square). Sporting excitement, great fun, spectacular shows, and energetic concerts all in one place! The fan zone of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26: you can’t miss it!

Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson of the Marshal’s Office

March 19, 2026