The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków recalls the golden age sports clubs in Nowa Huta.

Hutnik, Sparta, Wanda – while the Lenin Steelworks was announcing its latest triumphs in the production of pig iron, sports clubs in Nowa Huta were celebrating the achievements of their representatives in various disciplines. Hutnik was the home club of the acclaimed boxer Stanisław Dragan – six-time Polish champion and winner of the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Hutnik’s handballers dominated the Polish championships for three consecutive seasons. The volleyball team was also highly successful, joined in 1976 by Marek Karbarz and Bronisław Bebel, Olympic medallists from Montreal. The team’s finest period was the late 1980s, when they won the Polish championships twice. In the mid-1990s, footballers from Nowa Huta played for the UEFA Cup having been placed third in the Ekstraklasa league. The golden age of Nowa Huta’s sports clubs is recalled by the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków with the exhibition at the branch at the Słoneczne Estate.