ABOUT HALL TITLES ON WALK. A series of domestic indoor republic championships will start next weekend. Pedestrians are traditionally the first to compete for medals in the Czech Republic. Czech Championship in walking, adults, juniors, adolescents and pupils.

Technical delegate dr. Kňákal selected a total of 60 pedestrians from 10 registered - 8 pupils, 13 pupils, 5 teenagers, 4 teenagers, 4 juniors, 5 juniors, 11 women and XNUMX men. These numbers clearly show the state of the Czech walking base for the national team. Few young people, who are still declining towards the junior age, and those who remain in adulthood are stagnant in terms of performance, with a few exceptions.                                                           

3What are the hopes for winning medals in each category, who are the favorites? Between pupils at 3 m one can expect a duel for medals between the trustees of coach J. Nejezchleba from Slezan Frýdek-Místek Viktoria Bartonova, 08 (16:21 min), Eliška Kokořová, 07 (16: 30 min) a Michaela Boboková, 07 (17:13 min), which proved their dominance among the peers in this order at the autumn track championship of the Czech Republic in Mladá Boleslav. According to this year's results, the only one that could fight for the bronze medal is the new face of the Vrchlabí walking group of coach K. Maternová Kateřina Hromádková, 08 (17:48 min). Pupils at 3 m Vrchlabí rules unrivaled Matej Piták, 07 (14:04 min), coach K. Maternová, but who is not logged in.  They can therefore strive for precious metals far back in Frýdek-Místek Simon Vaclavik, 08 (last year 16:44 min), coach J. Nejezchleba, this year's discovery from AC Turnov Ondrej Plechacek, 08 (16:45 min), coach T. Krištof (?) And Vyškov Eagle Cenek Topor, 07 (last year 17:25 min), coach A. Málková. It is hard to expect any other student to improve under 17 minutes. Between adolescents at 3 m is a balanced trio that should fight for supremacy. The most experienced is last year's junior champion (also a medalist from cross-country championships) Sternberg Ema Klimentová,05 (14: 42.50 min), coaches M. and J. Sadilova; her younger rivals are last year's student champion Adéla Veselková, 06 (14: 43.97 min, on the circuit 14:35 min), SAK Rumburk, coach L. Veselka and Vrchlabská Adéla Pittnerová, 06 (14:46 min), coach K. Maternová. Mladá Boleslav will be waiting for their hesitation Lucie Krinwaldová, 05 (15:11 min), coach J. Prückner and Alžběta Franklová, 05 (15:27 min) from Prague SK Jeseniova, coach V. Molva; the third at the back is Anna Horakova, 05 (15:44 min), AC Rumburk, coach M. Nedvídek.  Adolescents at 5 m have a paper favorite in Albert Kuklov, 05 (3 m three weeks ago in 000:14 min), SK Jeseniova, coach V. Molva. Last year vice - champion Tomáš Endršt, 05 (24: 49.15 min), USK Praha, coach P. Brandejský, has been quarantined and injured in the last three weeks, so his current performance is uncertain. Last year's silver pupil is always well prepared for the championship races Vojtech Novak, 06, Slezan Frýdek-Místek, coach J. Nejezchleba; this year's 27:44 min is not a picture of his current performance. Last year's bronze student will also strive for the fastest possible times Filip Klazar, 06 , SK Vrchlabí SMOLA KONSTRUKCE, coach K. Maternová and significantly improved compared to last year  Eduard Vodvarka, 06, Athletics Jižní Město, coach P. Brandejský. Juniors at 3 m reigns Kladno Klára Hlaváčová, 03 (14:24 min), coach K. Čermáková, she should get the silver Katka Nedvídková, 04 (15:37 min), AC Rumburk, coach M. Nedvídek. The other pair is the more experienced Vrchlabí Tereza Pittnerova, 04, (16:24 min), coach K. Maternová. IN juniors at 5 m a great duel can be expected between the more internationally successful ones so far Jaromír Morávek, 03 (21:28 min), AK ŠKODA Pilsen, coach K. Maternová and faster this year Adam Zajíček, 03 (20:57 min), Athletics Poruba, coach K. Ketner. Roman Hanyk, 04 (24:53 min), AC Turnov, coach D. Šnajdr  and Robert Hurdálek, 03 (25: 2 min), SK Nové Město nad Metují, coach D. Šnajdr, will compete for the bronze medal. The race women at 3 m last year's Olympian will not attend Tereza Ďurdiaková, 91, the favorite is the medalist from last year's Junior World Championships and European Championships Eliška Martínková, 02, (at MČR 2021 time under 13 min, but DQ), AC Turnov, coach K. Čermáková. The silver should go to her section colleague Jana Zikmundova, 02, (14:18 min), AC Turnov, coach K. Čermáková, bronze then Štěpánek Pohlová Kučerová, 87 (15: 01.34 min), Sokol Hradec Králové, coach T. Hlavenka). Another racer Michaela Baklíková, 01 (16: 39.38 min) AK ŠKODA Plzeň, coach J. Malysa a Johana Petříková, 02 (16: 34.62 min), Spartak Prague 4, coach P. Brandejský, will strive to beat the border for 16 minutes. In a busy category men at 5 m are the favorites of the Olympians Vít Hlaváč, 97 (21: 12.1h), AC TEPO Kladno, coach I. Piták and Lukáš Gdula, 91 (20: 16.5h), Hvězda Pardubice, coach I. Piták, of whom Hlaváč was more successful last season. The veteran world champion should probably fight for the bronze Martin Nedvídek, 75 (21: 57.89h) AC Rumburk and a new veteran (but he is only walking for the fifth year) Rostislav Kolar, 87  (22:09 min), SK Hranice, coach P. Brandejský. Their most serious rivals seem to be the three-time champion of the Czech Republic for 20 km and a former representative, today mainly a successful coach  Karel Ketner, 90 (more years 20: 41.0 min, SSK Vítkovice and former youth medalist Alexandr Malysa, 97 (23: 46.88 min), VSK University of Brno, coach (?), If they prepared perfectly for this race. It would be a surprise to place someone else in the top six. On Sunday, February 13, it will be revealed who succeeded as expected, who surprised and who failed.   

MD Petr Brandejský