The squad lists for the 2026 FIM Speedway of Nations – SON2 – Prague have been revealed as Ukraine makes its competitors debut on Friday, Might 22.
Eight of the game’s prime nations compete over an epic 28 heats on the storied Marketa Stadium, with the highest-scoring nation carrying off this 12 months’s FIM Staff Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship.
Final 12 months’s SON2 champions Germany raced to the nation’s first world workforce title of any form once they topped the rostrum in dramatic fashion at Torun’s Marian Rose Motoarena on October 3.
They defend that title towards hosts Czech Republic, Denmark, Australia, Poland, Sweden, Nice Britain and a history-making Ukrainian facet, skippered by Speedway GP newcomer and 2025 SGP2 world champion Nazar Parnitskyi.
Ukraine steps into the line-up rather than Latvia for what would be the nation’s first FIM Staff Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship Ultimate since they received the bronze medal in Balakovo, Russia in 2011.
Each nationwide coach has named a squad of as much as 5 riders for the competitors and, six days earlier than racing, they’ll slim this all the way down to a workforce of three – two starters at No.1 and No.2 and one substitute at No.3.
Czech Republic’s squad is captained by 2025 SGP2 star Adam Bubba Bednar. He’s joined by 17-year-old Adam Nejezchleba, who was just lately a part of the senior workforce’s FIM Speedway World Cup squad. Bruno Belan, Jaroslav Vanicek and Jan Jenicek full the squad.
Germany’s title defence is led by Bavarian racer Mario Hausl, who partnered Norick Blodorn to victory in Torun final season. Blodorn is now too previous for under-21 competitors, however their teammate Hannah Grunwald – the 2025 FIM Girls’s Speedway Gold Trophy winner – returns, with Patrick Hyjek, Ben Iken and Janek Konzack additionally named within the squad.
Final season noticed Poland fail to make the rostrum for less than the second time because the FIM Staff Speedway Underneath-21 World Championship was launched in 2005. They bid to bounce again with 2024 SGP2 world champion Wiktor Przyjemski and 2024 SGP3 world champion Maksymilian Pawelczak main their squad. The Bydgoszcz teammates are joined by former SGP2 riders Bartosz Banbor and Kevin Malkiewicz, in addition to 2021 FIM Speedway Youth world champion Oskar Paluch.
Final 12 months’s SON2 runners-up Denmark title 5 riders with SGP2 expertise of their squad, with Villads Nagel as captain. He’s joined by Bastian Pedersen, Mikkel Andersen, William Drejer and Nicolai Heiselberg.
Australian boss Mark Lemon led his facet to bronze in 2025 and retains religion with Mitchell McDiarmid and Tate Zischke. They’re joined by captain James Pearson, Alex Adamson and former SGP3 silver and bronze medallist Beau Bailey.
The Swedish facet options 2023 SGP3 world champion Rasmus Karlsson. He’s joined by skipper Erik Persson, Sammy van Dyck, Leon Klasson and Harry Lundahl in boss Linus Sundstrom’s squad.
Nice Britain’s squad options former SGP3 bronze medallist Will Cairns and his fellow 16-year-old sensation Cooper Rushen, who completed fifth on the 2025 FIM SGP3 Ultimate – Prague. They’re joined by captain Luke Harrison, plus Luke Killeen and Jody Scott.
Ukraine completes area in Prague, with Parnitskyi bidding so as to add SON2 gold to his SGP2 triumph in 2025. He groups up with Roman Kapustin, who was additionally a part of their beginning line-up for 2026 WWK Schwaiger & Companion FIM SWC Semi-Ultimate 1 – Landshut final Friday. A four-rider squad is accomplished by Danko Hlakovskyi and Volodymyr Zlaman.
Tickets can be found on-line HERE for SON2 on Friday, Might 22, with tickets for the FIM Speedway GP of Czech Republic – Prague on Saturday, Might 23 on sale HERE now.
2026 FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS – SON2 – PRAGUE SQUADS (in draw order):
TEAM A – GREAT BRITAIN
1. Luke Harrison ©
2. Luke Killeen
3. Will Cairns
4. Jody Scott
5. Cooper Rushen
Staff supervisor: Neil Vatcher
TEAM B – CZECH REPUBLIC
1. Adam Bubba Bednar ©
2. Adam Nejezchleba
3. Bruno Belan
4. Jan Jenicek
5. Jaroslav Vanicek
Staff supervisor: Zdenek Schneiderwind
TEAM C – GERMANY
1. Patrick Hyjek
2. Hannah Grunwald
3. Mario Häusl ©
4. Ben Iken
5. Janek Konzack
Staff managers: Mathias Bartz & Sascha Dörner
TEAM D – DENMARK
1. Villads Nagel ©
2. Bastian Pedersen
3. Mikkel Andersen
4. William Drejer
5. Nicolai Heiselberg
Staff supervisor: Nicki Pedersen
TEAM E – UKRAINE
1. Nazar Parnitskyi ©
2. Roman Kapustin
3. Danko Hladkovskyi
4. Volodymyr Zlaman
Staff supervisor: Sergii Golovnia
TEAM F – POLAND
1. Wiktor Przyjemski ©
2. Bartosz Bańbor
3. Maksymilian Pawełczak
4. Kevin Małkiewicz
5. Oskar Paluch
Staff supervisor: Stanisław Chomski
TEAM G – SWEDEN
1. Rasmus Karlsson
2. Sammy Van Dyck
3. Erik Persson ©
4. Leo Klasson
5. Harry Lundahl
Staff supervisor: Linus Sundström
TEAM H – AUSTRALIA
1. Alex Adamson
2. Beau Bailey
3. Mitchell McDiarmid
4. James Pearson ©
5. Tate Zischke
Staff supervisor: Mark Lemon
Phrases by FIM Speedway – Marcin Karczewski
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