Finland will send a 25 athlete team to the Apeldoorn in the Netherlands for the European Athletics Championships.
25.2. 18: 19 • Updated 25.2. 19:55
Finland will send a 25 athlete team to the Apeldoorn in the Netherlands for the European Athletics Championships. The race will take place from 6 to 9. March.
-As a whole, we have a slightly larger team than in previous European Championships. Of course, I hope the athletes will reach their best level in the European Championships, the GM of the Finnish Sports Association Jani Tanskanen said in a union bulletin.
The Teeth of the Finnish team in the light of the statistics are the holder of the top European season Saga Vanninen as well as the second -in -three statistics Senni Salminen.
The SUL’s bulletin states that endurance runner Nathalie Blomqvist skip the European Championships. The same solution has been made by a ball pusher Eveliina Rouvali.
The 60m fences were chosen Reetta Hurske, Lotta Harala and Saara Keskitalo. Also Nooralotta Neziri It would have been choice, but he will be a deputy athlete.
Harala (8.01), Hurske (8.03) and Keskitalo (8.03) had a faster quotation than Nezir (8.07) this season.
– The women’s 60 meters fences had a fairly steady situation. The selection was made according to the selection system, emphasizing the results of this hall, Tanskanen said.
The manager of the Nezir Jukka Virtanen told Sports that Neziri was annoyed by the slipping of the race.
– He felt that now was a good step going. He made the second best time of the season in the Finnish Championships and he thought that in a week the best of the season might have been available, Virtanen said.
– Now we focus on the summer. He wants to show that he has returned and the injuries are behind. Now everything looks good in that respect.
In previous European Championships in 2023 Reetta Hurske won 60 meters of fences and Wilma Murto the European Championship of Polevhypyry.
60 m: Eino Vuori (Hämeenlinna Tarmo), Santeri Örn (Polvijärvi Athletes)
1,500 m: Joonas Rinne (Saarijärvi bulge)
60 m Aj
Height: Daniel Kosonen (Tampere Pyrinth)
Seiväs: Urho Kujanpää (Tampere Pyrinth)
Length: Kalle Salminen (Joensuu Kataja), Kristian Pulli (Oulu Pyrinth)
Three -leap: Tuomas Kaukolahti (Field Athletes -58 Vantaa)
Ladies:
400 m: Mette Baas (Joensuu Kataja), Milja Thureson (Lahti Divorced)
800 m: Eveliina Määttänen (Tapio of Espoo)
1,500 m: Hannah Anderson (HIFK-Friidrott)
60 m Aj
Home athlete: Nooralotta Neziri (Jyväskylä Field Athletes)
Height: Ella Junnila (Tampere Pyrinth), Heta Tuuri (Turku Sports Association)
Seiväs: Saga Andersson (Esbo If), Elina Lampela (Oulu Pyrinth)
Three -leap: Senni Salminen (Imatra Athletes)
Listen: Emilia Kangas (Kuortane’s fitness), Senja Mäkitörmä (Varpaisjärvi Vire Lapinlahti)
Five match: Saga Vanninen (Tampere Pyrinth)
Added at 7:55 pm Jukka Virtanen’s comments.