Finland won both age group javelin championships in Israel. Finland’s medal tally rose to five on Thursday.
Finland took the javelin scepter in the under-18 athletics European Championships, when Veera Sauna-aho completed the championship statistics of the sport. On Wednesday Top Parviainen celebrated the boys’ championship in Israel, and on the closing day of the games, Thursday, Sauna-aho won the girls’ competition in Jerusalem.
Sauna-aho, representing Kuortanene Kunto, won with a score of 52.22, and Malin Karell completed the Finnish effort in fourth place after throwing 50.41.
– I decided in advance that I would throw my record. However, it didn’t work out, but the victory did come, commented Sauna-aho, the EC number one, in the press release of the Sports Association.
Sauna-aho, who will soon turn 17, has a record of 53.97 in the 500 gram javelin. The champion estimated that there was room for improvement in the final throws, but the gold medal was pleasant. Especially when at the beginning of the week he was tormented by back problems.
– I haven’t internalized this victory yet, but yes, this is good, Sauna-aho said.
He said that he was so excited for the final in advance that he had to hold back tears on the bus ride to the field. Being on the training ground became easier.
Sauna-aho increased the Finns’ medal count to five in the age group European Championships. He and Parviainen, 15, also won medals Aatu Kangasniemi moukari with silver and kuula with bronze and Essi Niskala With 100 meters of genuine silver.
Lehikoinen’s race record goes down in history
A 15-year-old in the girls’ 400-meter hurdles final Mila Heikkonen finished fourth behind his record with a time of 58.65. Heikkonen missed the bronze medal by 0.21 seconds.
Britain, who ran as a champion Ophelia Pye broke Viivi Lehikonen the race record held in his name, because the Briton won with a time of 58.09. Lehikoinen, who was selected for the adult World Championships in Eugene, won the age group European championship six years ago in Tbilisi, Georgia with a time of 58.28.
Medal favorite in Jerusalem Antti Sainio didn’t run the boys’ 400m hurdles final because his hamstring started hurting before the finals. On Wednesday, Sainio won his semifinal with his record 51.43, and the time would have been enough for silver in the final.
Norway, who won the EC gold Bastian Elnan Aurstad ran the top result of his age in the world this season 50.89.
In girls hockey Iris Veijola was fifth with his fourth round result of 44.47.