The Czech quarterback relay stayed at the World Relays meeting in Chorzów to advance to the finals, which would ensure her participation in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The quartet Michal Desenský, Pavel Maslák, Martin Tuček and Patrik Šorm took fourth place in their start-up time of 3: 05.11, but the overall tenth place was enough to qualify for the World Championships in Eugene next year.
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Czech relay at 4×400 m, from left Pavel Maslák, Vít Müller, Michal Desenský and Patrik Šorm. illustrative photo
Jan Kucharčík
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The relay team of sprinters Johana Kaiserová, Martina Hofmanová, Jana Slaninová and Barbora Šplechtnová took the last thirteenth place in 45.48, Czech men on 4×100 m Zdeněk Stromšík, Jiří Polák, Jan Jirka and Jan Veleba did not complete their start after a mistake on the first handover.
Far behind advancing to the finals was a mixed relay race for 4×400 meters. In the line-up of Matěj Krsek, Barbora Malíková, Lada Vondrová, Daniel Lehar, the Czechs finished nineteenth with a time of 3: 21.05.
The first medal race of the opening day was decided by the home Poles. Joanna Jozwiková and Patryk Dobek won the non-traditional 2x2x400 meter relay, the mixed obstacle relay relay was dominated by the Germans Monika Zapalská, Erik Balnuweit, Anne Weigoldová and Gregor Traber.
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