Ahead of us is the ceremonial end of the season (preview of the PGE Ekstraliga 2024 Gala)

As every year, after the end of the season, the PGE Ekstraliga Gala will take place. The ninth edition will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw. The gala will be broadcast on CANAL+ SPORT, CANAL+ SPORT5, and the Canal+ online service.

This is the ninth time that the speedway PGE Ekstraliga season will be summarized with a gala event. The first edition took place in 2015. During that time, awards were received by, among others, Maciej Janowski, Tai Woffinden, Maksym Drabik, and Janusz Kołodziej. The gala did not take place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Szczakiel awards were distributed. More about the history of the Galas HERE.

So far, the most Szczakiel statues, named in honor of the first Polish individual world champion – Jerzy Szczakiel, have been collected by Bartosz Zmarzlik. He has won the award for the best Polish rider eight times and twice as the best junior.

In 2024, awards at the Gala will be given in the categories:

• Best Polish rider
• Best foreign rider
• Best junior
• Best coach/manager
• Surprise of the season
• Race of the season
• Team of the season (ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin)
• U24 Ekstraliga Winner (U24 BECKHOFF SPARTA Wrocław)

In addition, the Golden Szczakiel award will be presented. It has been previously received by: Jerzy Szczakiel, Tomasz Gollob, Jarosław Hampel, Roman Jankowski, Zenon Plech, Marek Cieślak, Piotr Protasiewicz, and Tony Briggs.

The broadcast of the PGE Ekstraliga Gala will be available on CANAL+ Sport and CANAL+ Sport5 (and CANAL+ online)

Studio: Piotr Kaczorek, Krzysztof Cegielski, Patryk Malitowski

Reporters: Julia Pożarlik, Natalia Pietrucha

Marcin Rusewicz