Finland will take part in the under-23 European Athletics Championships in Espoo in July with a strong team. In the first selection of the team, 39 athletes were selected and it will be supplemented next week.
The EC competitions start in Espoo’s Leppävaara with race walks on July 12, and the stadium sports start the following day. follows the games closely on TV2, Areena and Urheilu’s website.
39 athletes have been named to the Finnish team on Monday and the team will be supplemented next week after the sports carnival at the end of the week. The deadline for breaking profit limits is July 2. EC team manager Eeva Kantomäki believes the final team size will be up to 70 athletes.
Among other things, the world champion of the under-20 series, a multi-athlete, has now been named to the team Saga Vanninen and the defending European under-23 champion javelin thrower Topias Laine as well as other top names in their fields, such as moukari thrower Silja Kosonenjavelin throwers Anni-Linnea Alanen and Janne Läspäparticipating in the long jump and triple jump Jessica Kähäräa pole vaulter Juho Alasaaria sprinter Katrina Wright and endurance runners Santtu Heikkinen, Eemil Helander, Nathalie Blomqvist and Ilona Mononen.
– In this first selection, the clear top names in their sports were named to the team, i.e. those athletes who were considered to have already given sufficient performances compared to others, Kantomäki said in the Sports Federation’s press release.
The first selections of the Finnish team
Gentlemen
100 m: Niilo Mustalahti
1500 m: Santtu Heikkinen
5000 m: Eemil Helander, Mustafe Muuse
400 m aj: Jaakko Linnus
Height: Arttu Mattila
Seiväs: Juho Alasaari, Albin Lundberg
3-jump: Aapo Karvinen
Puck: Antti Pränni, Rami Kankaanpää
Spear: Topias Laine, Janne Läspä
20 km walk: Jerry Jokinen
Ladies
100 m: Anna Pursiainen
400 m: Katriina Wright
800 m: Veera Mattila
1500 m: Nathalie Blomqvist, Ilona Mononen
5000 m: Ilona Mononen
3000 m ej: Janette Vänttinen
100 m aj: Vilma Mäki, Sonja Stång
400 m aj: Aada Aho, Heidi Salminen
Height: Venla Pulkkanen
Seiväs: Silja Andersson, Emma Rovasalo
Height: Jessica Kähärä, Saga Vanninen
3rd jump: Jessica Kähärä, Ilona Ruohola
Listen: Emilia Kangas
Puck: Sanni Kuparinen, Enni Aula
Moukari: Silja Kosonen, Sara Killinen
Javelin: Anni-Linnea Alanen, Emilia Karell
7-match: Saga Vanninen, Vilma Itälinna
20 km walk: Heta Veikkola
will show the games on TV2 and Areena on July 13. since. You can find the broadcast times here.
Source: Sports Federation’s announcement