We know the winners of the 30th Health Olympics organized by the Polish Red Cross with Biedronka

The grand finale of the Olympiad took place on the weekend of June 16-18 in Łódź. The organizer was the Polish Red Cross, and the main partner was the Biedronka chain. All participants faced a very demanding knowledge test, where they had to answer questions, among others, on nutrition, health prevention, and care for the natural environment. However, that was not all; the 32 finalists also had to present health-promoting actions they had carried out among their local communities earlier in the competition. In both committees evaluating a given age category, besides the experts invited by the PCK, representatives of the Biedronka chain also sat.

We are impressed by the knowledge presented by the young participants of the final stage of the 30th Health Olympiad PCK with Biedronka. Even more is said about the young generation by the projects presented by the finalists. Actions in the field of nutritional education and healthy lifestyle undertaken by Biedronka are a key pillar of our sustainable development strategy. We implement them by supporting important initiatives like the Health Olympiad PCK with Biedronka. Appreciating the students' commitment, we established a special award “Biedronka's Hope” for the best presentations from both age categories. – Karolina Błońska, senior manager for sustainable development at Biedronka chain

This year's winners of the Health Olympiad PCK with Biedronka turned out to be: Blanka Bogucka from Primary School No. 6 named after Maria Skłodowska-Curie in Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Alicja Czerw from the General Secondary School named after Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in Staszów. Along the way, in healthy, sporting academic rivalry, they defeated several thousand peers. Biedronka's Hopes were in turn Weronika Rybaczek and Natalia Domownik.

This edition of the Olympiad was exceptional. We organized the finale for the thirtieth time. On the occasion of the anniversary, we launched a new website (www.olimpiadazdrowiapck.pl). We conducted recruitment on an unprecedented scale – invitations reached 17,000 schools across Poland. So far, over 1.2 million students have participated in all editions. The Health Olympiad PCK with Biedronka aligns with the “2030 Strategy” of the Polish Red Cross – one of our key goals is to promote knowledge about health and the natural environment among young people. We thank Biedronka, our Partner, for fruitful cooperation. Congratulations to all finalists, especially the winners! – Michał Mikołajczyk, member of the Board of the Polish Red Cross

The Health Olympiad PCK is a competition aimed at students from grades 6-8 of primary schools and high school students. The competition consists of four stages – school, district (county), regional (voivodeship), and finale. At each stage of the Olympiad, participants solve a knowledge test covering topics related to health promotion, healthy lifestyle, healthy nutrition, promoting physical activity, ecology, and preventing food waste and resource waste.

The patrons of the 30th edition of the Health Olympiad PCK with Biedronka are: the rector of the Medical University of Łódź, the rector of the Medical University of Karol Marcinkowski in Poznań, the rector of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, and the Opole University. The main patron is the Biedronka chain.

List of laureates of the 30th Health Olympiad PCK with Biedronka:

Category primary schools (grades 6-8):

Category secondary schools:

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