Stars from Wimbledon and London shared the stage in Łódź, Poland
We tuned in to coverage of Wimbledon this weekend, and saw a familiar face. Jerzy Janowicz became the first Polish man to reach the semifinals of a tennis Grand Slam event (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open.) Janowicz--a tall and fiery player--lost to eventual champion Andy Murray.
This past February, we were in the room as the city of Łódź, Poland honored Jerzy, a hometown boy, for his rise to the tennis world elite.
Also honored that afternoon: Courtney Thompson, the starting setter for the Łódź professional volleyball team and member of the silver-medal USA Volleyball Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The awards were part of an annual event, saluting the biggest sports stars of one of Poland's largest (and least-known) major cities.
A scene from the Łódź ceremony will be included in our forthcoming documentary, Court & Spark, premiering this December when Seattle hosts the NCAA Division 1 Final Four in Key Arena and the annual convention of the American Volleyball Coaches Association at the Washington State Convention Center.
We tuned in to coverage of Wimbledon this weekend, and saw a familiar face. Jerzy Janowicz became the first Polish man to reach the semifinals of a tennis Grand Slam event (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open.) Janowicz--a tall and fiery player--lost to eventual champion Andy Murray.
This past February, we were in the room as the city of Łódź, Poland honored Jerzy, a hometown boy, for his rise to the tennis world elite.
Also honored that afternoon: Courtney Thompson, the starting setter for the Łódź professional volleyball team and member of the silver-medal USA Volleyball Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The awards were part of an annual event, saluting the biggest sports stars of one of Poland's largest (and least-known) major cities.
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| Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz and Olympian Courtney Thompson at Lodz, Poland award ceremony -video screengrab from Court & Spark, video by Leslie Hamann |
A scene from the Łódź ceremony will be included in our forthcoming documentary, Court & Spark, premiering this December when Seattle hosts the NCAA Division 1 Final Four in Key Arena and the annual convention of the American Volleyball Coaches Association at the Washington State Convention Center.
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