PREVIOUS YEARS
We have been bringing world class athletics to the city center of Košice since 2016. Check out how it looked during previous years.
8th edition – 2023
- We became part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze.
- For the first time, our meeting was broadcasted live in TV on the RTVS Sport channel.
- The biggest star was reigning Diamond League champion Andy Díaz Hernandez.
7th edition – 2022
- During this year’s campaign, we achieved more than 15 million views of short videos on Instagram and Tiktok.
- We launched the Open category for nonpro athletes. In the very first edition, more than 40 athletes from 15 countries (India, Israel, Sweden) arrived at their own expense.
- For the first time, JBL Jump Fest was recorded by a professional crew and the replay of the event was seen by more than 800 K viewers on RTVS ŠPORT and O2TV SPORT tv channels.
6th edition – 2021
- Covid-19 restrictions affected also the fifth edition of the meeting.
- For the first time, JBL Jump Fest had 2 competition days.
- The flat women’s 60-yard sprint had its premiere. At that time, the talented Viktória Forster, who later became the university world champion in the 100-meter hurdles, was part of this debut.
5th edition – 2020
- The success was the execution of the meeting itself. The situation regarding Covid-19 was quite serious. Just 3 weeks after the end of the 5th edition, the sport facilities were closed for 8 months.
- Due to pandemic restrictions, the start list of the Elite category had to be narrowed down to athletes only from neighboring countries.
- During this year, we partnered with the largest jumping community, Jumpers World.
4th edition – 2019
- The most famous manufacturer of athletic surfaces, MONDO, included our project among the TOP 15 street athletics meetings in the world. It was a huge success for such a young meeting.
- The whole event was in the spirit of saying goodbye to the extremely successful careers of Danka and Janka Velďáková.
- The debut of women’s hurdles sprint with the participation of our elite hurdler Stanislava Škvarková.
3rd edition – 2018
- Flat sprints were for the first time part of the competition program.
- 2 arenas were created. The jumping one was moved to Main square near the Urban tower, and the sprint arena was created in the original place.
- Athletes were competing on the MONDO surface, same surface as most of the Olympic stadiums are using.
2nd edition – 2017
- Flat sprints were for the first time part of the competition program.
- 2 arenas were created. The jumping one was moved to Main square near the Urban tower, and the sprint arena was created in the original place.
- Athletes were competing on the MONDO surface, same surface as most of the Olympic stadiums are using.
1st edition – 2016
- On September 15, 2016, dreams became reality and a „street athletics“ meeting was held in Košice.
- Twins Dana and Jana Velďáková became the ambassadors of the event.
- The host of the event was great athletics manager Alfons Juck.
8.ročník – 2023
- Stali sme sa súčasťou World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze.
- Náš míting bol po prvýkrát vysielaný naživo v TV na stanici RTVS Šport.
- Najväčšou hviezdou bol úradujúci víťaz Diamantovej ligy Andy Díaz Hernandez.
7.ročník – 2022
- Počas kampane na tento ročník sme dosiahli viac ako 15 miliónov zhliadnutí krátkych videí na Instagrame a Tiktoku.
- Otvorili sme kategóriu Open pre výkonnostných atlétov. Hneď v prvej edícii pricestovalo na vlastné náklady viac ako 40 atlétov z 15 krajín sveta (India, Izrael, Švédsko).
- JBL Jump Fest bol po prvýkrát snímaný profesionálnym štábom a záznam z podujatia videlo na staniciach RTVS ŠPORT, O2TV SPORT viac ako 800 tisíc divákov.
6.ročník – 2021
- Covidové opatrenia sa nevyhli ani tomuto ročníku.
- Po prvýkrát mal JBL Jump Fest 2 súťažné dni.
- Premiéru mal hladký ženský šprint na vzdialenosť 60 yardov. Na tejto trati sa predstavila v tom čase talentovaná Viktória Forster, ktorá sa neskôr stala Univerzitnou majsterkou sveta na 100 metrov prekážok.
5. ročník – 2020
- Úspechom bolo vôbec samotné zorganizovanie 5. ročníka počas pandémie Covid 19. Len 3 týždne po skončení nášho Jump Festu boli totiž športoviská uzavreté na dlhých 8 mesiacov.
- Kvôli pandemickým opatreniam musela byť štartovná listina kategórie Elite zúžená len na pretekárov z okolitých krajín.
- Počas tohto ročníka sme spolupracovali s najväčšou skokanskou komunitou Jumpers World.
4. ročník – 2019
- Najznámejší výrobca atletických povrchov MONDO zaradil náš projekt medzi TOP 15 street athletics mítingov na svete. Pre tak mladé preteky to bol obrovský úspech.
- Celý event sa niesol v duchu rozlúčky s aktívnou a mimoriadne úspešnou kariérou Danky a Janky Velďákových.
- Premiéru mal ženský prekážkový šprint za účasti našej elitnej prekážkarky Stanislavy Škvarkovej.
3. ročník – 2018
- Inováciou bol vznik mini štadióna, kedy sme skonštruovali na Alžbetinej ulici skokanskú rampu a hneď vedľa vznikla šprintérska rovinka. Celý štadión bol obklopený tribúnami.
- U divákov mali najväčší ohlasy šprintérske súboje trojice Volko, Stromšík a Barnes. Volko a Barnes si to rozdali o pol roka neskôr vo finále halových majstrovstiev Európy so zlatým puncom pre Volka tesne pred strieborným Barnesom.
2. ročník – 2017
- Do súťažného programu sme zaradili hladké šprinty.
- Vznikli tak 2 štadióny. Ten skokanský sa presunul na Hlavné námestie k Urbanovej veži a na pôvodnom mieste vznikol priestor pre šprinty.
- Atléti si mohli zasúťažiť na povrchu MONDO, ktorý pokrýva väčšinu olympijských štadiónov.
1.ročník – 2016
- 15. septembra 2016 sa stali sny realitou a vznikol atletický míting v srdci Košíc.
- Tvárami podujatia sa stali dvojičky Dana a Jana Velďákové.
- Moderátorom podujatia bol významný atletický manažér Alfons Juck.