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Shorter throw than in the EC final and he couldn’t beat Kristjan Ceh.
Nevertheless, discus star Daniel Ståhl was fairly satisfied.
– It was closer technically compared to Rome last time, says the 31-year-old after second place at the Sollentuna GP.
Already selected for the Olympics Daniel Ståhl did not impress in Sollentuna. The Swede started with two crosses, followed up with a modest 62.87 meters and then crossed again.
His fifth throw was his longest. But 66.55 was not enough to win the competition at Sollentunavallen – as he usually does – but it was only enough for second place behind the European Championship gold medalist Christian Ceh from Slovenia.
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After all, Ståhl was quite satisfied and felt that the throw was better than in the EC final in Rome, where he finished fourth.
– I feel on track, but it was careless to make two crosses at the beginning and then 62 meters with a half-baked throw. It will. I need to train a little more, he says to SVT.
Henriksson second
The sprinter Julia Henriksson impressed at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
And despite almost only rest since the championship in Italy, she showed that her form was well preserved.
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With 11.25, the 23-year-old finished second in the 100 meters.
– I am very happy about the time, she says to SVT.
– This is what I train for all the time, to be able to match the big girls. It’s fun to run this fast. The times are starting to come and the development only continues.
EC fifth Andreas Kramer came on strong at the end and won 800 meters ahead Edmund du PlessisSouth Africa, and Luke BoyesAustralia.
Girlfriend won
The bullet thresher Fanny Roos won the GP competition at 18.93 meters, ahead of the German Alina Kenzel and María Belén Toimil from Spain.
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An equally long shot at the Olympic Stadium would have resulted in a European Championship gold. Roos finished sixth in Italy in 18.26.
– I can’t think like that, I have to look ahead, do good competitions and prepare for the Olympics and do well there.
Sara Lennman, eighth in the EC final in 18.16, was fourth in the GP competition in 17.94.
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