April 9, 2020 – The Hanzekovic Memorial is celebrating its 70th birthday this year, as one of the longest-running athletic meetings in the world.
Although it is difficult at this time to predict what the future holds, organizers of the Zagreb International Athletics Meeting said they are continuing the organization of the 70th Hanzekovic Memorial, which is due to take place on September 15 at Mladost Stadium along the Sava, reports Gol.hr.
“At the moment, we cannot know what the future holds for us, but we will continue to follow the instructions of our Headquarters, think about the safety of the audience and the competitors, and in the hope that all this will pass quickly, we will continue to organize the Jubilee event, the 70th Hanžeković Memorial,” the Organizing Committee said.
The Hanzekovic Memorial is celebrating its 70th birthday this year, as one of the longest-running athletic meetings in the world.
“The tradition has been around since 1951, and the Hanzekovic Memorial has survived numerous crises and natural disasters in the last 70 years, and the tradition remained unbroken during the Homeland War,” they added.
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As of this year, the Hanzekovic Memorial has been placed in the gold category Continental Tour.
In addition to the redesigned Diamond League, the International Athletics Federation has introduced a series of World Athletics Continental Tour rallies, with three levels of the Gold, Silver and Bronze meetings – whose status is determined by the quality of the competition and the prize money on offer. The popular Hanzek is ranked in the most prestigious gold level.
In addition to Hanzekovic Memorial, which will be held on September 15, Tokyo, Nairobi, Nanjing, Ostrava, Hengelo, Turku, Kingston, Szekesfehervar and Silesia are also part of the Gold Level World Athletics Continental Tour.
Unfortunately, the first seven meetings were canceled due to the coronavirus, and for now, the survivors are the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Szekesfehervar (July 7), the Kamil Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia (September 6), and the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial.
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