• 2nd Sokol Congress at the stadium in Stryisky Park 2

2nd Sokol Congress at the stadium in Stryisky Park

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ID:
4277
Place
Lviv
Date:
1894
Technique:
Photograph (printed on paper)
Creator
Edward Trzemeski
Collection
Lviv Historical Museum
Copyright
Lviv Historical Museum
Publisher
Publishing House "Centr Europy", Lviv
Description

From July 14 to 15, 1894, the 2nd Sokol Congress was held in the newly built stadium in Stryisky Park. The opening ceremony began with a Devine Service within the walls of Lviv Cathedral Church and continued in the hall of the "Sokol" building at 8 Zymorovych Street (now Dudaieva Street), where the city president, Edmund Mokhnatskyi, and leaders of the Sokol organization spoke in front of the congress delegates and fellow Sokols. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, training sessions took place at the stadium in Stryisky Park, and 2 hours later into the stands were admitted spectators, who enthusiastically watched the hundreds of athletes execute gymnastic exercises with precision. A "golden goal" football match between Krakow and Lviv was held on July 14. The match ended after just 6 minutes with a score 0:1 when 2nd Sokol Volodymyr Khomytsky scored a goal against the Krakow team.

Iryna Kotlobultova

Tags:
Park, stadium, convention, gymnastic exercises, spectators
Category:
Sport
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