Track and field great Leo-Pekka Tähti has once again reached the medal position in the para-athletic world championships.
Leo-Pekka Tähti40, has claimed World Cup silver with a season’s best time of 13.77 in the para-athletics class T54 men’s 100m breaststroke in Paris.
– I have to be really satisfied, the best time of the season after all. And I didn’t let the young guy (20-year-old Thai winner) off easily, grinned the satisfied Finn.
Tähti estimated that his departure was excellent and it was technically the best of the season.
– It’s good that the goal ended at the hundred mark, when the Chinese came really hard at the end, Tähti grinned in an interview with .
Tähti is now a 32-time prize medalist.
– It was great to finish with the big Finnish flag. I remembered Athens 2004 (Tähti’s first Paralympic victory), Tähti talked moved.
In the preliminaries, Tähti’s 13.63 ME, which Tähti achieved at the London Paralympics in 2012, was overtaken by Thailand Athiwat Paeng-Nuea won the world championship with a time of 13.64. China’s Hu Yang reached bronze with his own record time of 13.84.
– Youth versus experience, a great thing. This is probably how it should go, Tähti gave recognition to the new champion.
Coached by Leo-Pekka Tähten, who reached the finals of the prestigious competition for the first time Esa-Pekka Mattila finished eighth in the final 100 with a time of 14.57.
The star medal was Finland’s third in the World Championships. Marjaana Heikkinen previously achieved the World Championship bronze in the women’s javelin F34 category and Amanda Kotaja women’s T54 class 100 meters World Championship gold in track and field.
Sari Sirkki was interviewed by Leo-Pekka Tähte in Paris.