Saga Vanninen and Erki Nool believe that a Finnish player can also fight for World Championship medals on the outdoor tracks in Tokyo in late summer.
Saga Vanninen He returned to Finland early on Tuesday morning – for the first time as an adult world champion.
On Friday, Vanninen won the General World Championship gold gold in the Nanjing Games in China.
– This is pretty cool. Before, I couldn’t even dream of this, but it feels pretty great, Vanninen mooded at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
– The president came to congratulations after the competition. Not terribly celebrated now. I was pretty tired after that race day. For a couple of days I was able to watch the races and places, Vanninen said.
The Finnish star won the European Championship gold a couple of weeks before his world championship. Are the president’s congratulations already starting to be basic oats?
– At least in a couple of weeks it has been. Hopefully they will continue in the summer, Vanninen laughed.
Vanninen said he has not yet been to his coach Erki Noolin With the winning World Cup in more detail.
– I don’t know if he said anything, but he’s not really happy.
Knee tense
Vanninen had to do sports at the World Cup with knee taped. It began to symptoms in the high jump of the European Championships. However, according to the descriptions, nothing was scattered.
– It was not terribly nice that by a certain date you should get the pain out when you don’t know what the pain is. However, I was able to perform well. Now let’s go for a moment.
Vanninen has no workouts planned for the next week. Then the training season begins towards the summer.
Vanninen’s coach Erki Nool revealed that the duo could not be able to do all the exercises they wanted before the World Cup.
– The competition was not easy. You can’t afford to lose any species in the five match. The knee caused a little tension. It was considered whether the knee lasted. Focusing was more difficult than usual.
According to Nool, especially the high jump and the starting height 172 were stressful. Vanninen eventually exceeded the heights of 172, 175, 178 and 181 all with other companies.
– I had planned that Saga would have a maximum of four jumps, but half more. It was the most difficult place.
Nool recalls that everyone wants a medal in the World Cup, and no one asks if the opponent has some kind of ailments.
– In that respect, Saga looked pretty good and matured. The previous day, we and the masseur and the tape fits in with the tape, what kind of tape should be in the barn and what kind of high jump and length. Fortunately, it worked.
Medal candidate
Vanninen heads to Spain for a training camp in April. The race season is scheduled to open in Götzis in the spring and then participate in the Under-23 European Championships. The main goal of the season is in the Tokyo World Cup in late summer.
– If I stay healthy and do the same as in the hall, I feel that I can clear my record clearly in the summer, and it is already fighting for medals in Tokyo, says Vanninen.
Unlike the five -match, seven matches also compete in spear and 200 meters.
– The spear has not been thrown worse. It’s a bit of a mystery, but my run has evolved so much that I look forward to a big record improvement for Kakkonen.
According to Nool, Vanninen also struggles for medals in Tokyo. He knows what Vanninen should heal to outperform Nafissatou thiam And other top names.
– High jumping is certainly the key that should be raised. Similarly, 200 meters and spear need to be improved.
Vanninen switched to Nool coaching for the hall and the result has been tough. Vanninen has improved the Finnish record several times and has achieved two adult value race golds.
According to Nool, Vanninen’s balance has been developed, and many small things have fallen into place. In addition, Vanninen trusts his coach and listens to his instructions.
– At the moment, everything works well. Although top-level sports are difficult, there should be relaxation in and between exercises. Everyone is serious, but the results must not be the end of life. So far it has gone pretty well, Nool says.