Partner projects

Chocolate Spike

Chocolate Spike is an international athletic tour for children under the auspices of the world record holder in javelin throw and the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting director Jan Železný. It has been established in 1961 and it is unique in many respects:

• It is the only project generally focused on the children at the basic school (up to 10 years of age) also beyond the athletic clubs.
• The only exclusively kids competition series for sprinters (others are in the streets and middle and long distances).
• The only one in the world has its final in the main program of one of the biggest athletic events in the world – Ostrava Golden Spike
• The undisputed uniqueness of the Chocolate Spike attracts also the non-professional media and non-sportive public. Thus it becomes the tool for the public education.

Since 1961, the Chocolate Spike used to be organised in Ostrava on the eve of Golden Spike. Increasing number of participants made the organisers to enlarge the project in 2012 beyond the borders of the city, and the running series have been established. Since 2017, it has also been organised abroad, in Slovakia and Poland.

Until 2018, the project partner organisers were the local sport clubs in selected cities. But then, also the other cities based on the increased interest.

Chocolate Spike becomes the project with the area-wide activity for the important age category 6-11 years. The best participants make it to the final in the main program of Ostrava Golden Spike.

Despite the fact that primarily it is built on the track events, since 2019, the javelin throw, resp. its children´s version, is part of the event..

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PARA GOLDEN SPIKE Ostrava

In 2016 there was a para athletics club established within the SSK Vítkovice, the Ostrava Golden Spike organiser.

The main reason was to extend the numeber of athletics clubs for handicapped in the Czech Republic and as the first para athletics club in the Moravian-Silesian Region make para athletics also more accessible for local athletes.

Currently the main events trained are shot put, javlelin, discus and skitlle throws. Long jump, runs and other para athletics events will be added within coming years.

One of very important activities of every sports club is to organize competions. The most prestigeous one for the Para Athletics Team Vítkovice is a partner project of the Ostrava Golden Spike called Ostrava Para Golden Spike established in 2017.

PARA GOLDEN SPIKE Ostrava 2025

The 9th annual international meeting of para athletes will take place on June 23, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. at the Municipal Stadium in Ostrava Vítkovice.

Disciplines *

• Shot Men Sitting
• Shot Men and Women Standing
• Discus Men Sitting

* Winners will be determined based on WPA Field Points conversion