The Finnish athletics team for the World Championships in Budapest has been supplemented with three athletes. The World Championships are contested in August.
The World Championships in Athletics will be held in Budapest from the 19th to the 27th. August. broadcasts all race events.
The Finnish athletics team for the World Championships in Budapest has been completed. Javelin thrower Oliver Helandera hurdler Reetta Hurske and a mortar thrower Silja Kosonen has been selected to join the team that will compete in Budapest, Hungary from the 19th to the 27th. August.
– On the third selection day, athletes who have reached the result limit of the World Championships and who have shown their competitive fitness during the current year were nominated for the Games, General Manager of the Finnish Sports Confederation (SUL) Jani Tanskanen said in the announcement.
– Helander, Hurske and Kosonen fully meet the selection criteria for the World Cup team.
The next time the Finnish team will be supplemented on August 2, after the Kaleva Games.
Athletes previously named to the World Championship team:
Gentlemen
35 km walk: Aleksi Ojala, Veli-Matti “Aku” Partanen
Ladies
400 m aj: Viivi Lehikoinen
Marathon: Alisa Vainio, Nina Chydenius
Seiväs: Wilma Murto
Triple jump: Kristiina Mäkelä
Source: Sports Federation’s announcement