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The Janusz Kusociński Memorial is a Polish athletics event held at Stadion Śląski in Chorzów, early in the summer track season. It honors Janusz Kusociński, with the event focused on athletics rather than a single road-race format. For Poland’s national team, it functions as an early season form check, and for many athletes, it is their first competition after winter and spring training. The main events take place on the stadium track and infield in Chorzów, broadcast on TVP Sport, TVPSPORT.PL, and the TVP Sport app. The Kusociński name is also associated with connected running events: youth races are linked to the memorial, and a Palmiry memorial run begins at the forest parking lot in Palmiry. This creates two distinct aspects: a high-level stadium meet for established athletes, and smaller races connecting the memorial to younger runners and public participation.