“Mixed Chinese” brought extra excitement to Alisa Vainio, but the Finn was still the third best European in the World Cup marathon – see the evening’s events here

Alisa Vainio started moderately, and finally rose to 16th at the World Marathon in Oregon. Vainio crossed the finish line in 2:30:29 and was only 33 seconds short of the record he ran in April. Vainio was the third best European in the WC marathon.

– The atmosphere is great. I haven’t had time to think about anything other than getting water and breathing a little. There is a terrible commotion here, Vainio stated with a smile at the beginning of his interview.

According to Vainio, the marathon started easily and the pace even felt like jogging. He got to run in a group, and it was cool and comfortable.

– As if I had traveled on a train, Vainio said.

– That group really helped a lot. There was a Chinese person who messed around and jumped in front, but that brought excitement to the trip, Vainio threw.

In the second lap, the group broke up and Vainio noticed that his pace was not good today. He described his run as a battle victory.

– I felt that the pace dropped a bit all the time. I tried to get as easy as possible for as long as possible. Let’s hope that there will be records somewhere else.

Vainio can still be seen at the Munich European Marathon in August. Coach Jarmo Viskarin participation depends on recovery.

– We have to see how the recovery starts. The European Championships have been in the plans, but here we have to miss the practice and then see what the mood is, Viskari emphasized.

Ethiopia ran to the world championship Gotytom Gebreslase In the World Championships record time 2.18.11. of Kenya Judith Jeptum Korir was second, just nine seconds behind the Ethiopian. of Israel Lonah Chemtai Saltpeter ran for bronze with a time of 2.20.18.

The Kenyan led the race for most of the race, but was unable to match Gebreslasen’s last two kilometers. The 27-year-old Gebreslase ran and also won his first marathon in 2021.

The marathon also saw drama when the reigning world champion, Kenyan Ruth Chepngetichleft the game at 18 kilometers due to stomach problems.

Holland in the women’s heptathlon Anouk Vetter rose to the top with his victory in the javelin, past the two-time Olympic champion, Belgium Nafissatou Thiamin.

Thiam first won the third round of the long jump with a jump of 659, but Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Vetter did not let the Belgian go easily. He was third in the long jump with his record of 652.

In the javelin, Vetter was better as expected and won with his throw of 58.29 meters. While Thiam’s best was 53.01 meters, Vetter goes to the 800 meters with a lead of 19 points.

In Tokyo, Thiam was barely better than Vetter. He ran 800 meters with a time of 2:15.98, while Vetter ran a time of 2:18.72. Vetter’s lead for 800 meters is about a second.