Saga Vanninen’s day was above all successful, but also long. The athlete and coach arrived at the hotel late at night.
Yesterday, who historically achieved silver in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow Saga Vanninen had to stay for doping tests after the race that lasted all day. Vanninen’s coach Jesse Jokinen says that they had gone through a successful race day while waiting for the tests.
– We got a feel for the day and went through the sports. Both had received many congratulatory messages. It was such a nice everyday moment with the athlete. Relaxed conversation and wondering about the situation.
After the doping tests, the two headed to the hotel late into the night, where the media was facing the Finnish hero of the day. Vanninen was about to open the door to the hotel lobby for Joki, but the coach decided that the medalist must go to the lobby first to be congratulated by the people.
At the same time, the hotels in question had twice the party atmosphere, because Ilta-Sanom The gala party of The Scottish Plastics & Rubber Association (The Scottish Plastics & Rubber Association) was taking place on the second floor. The music was loud and the party buzz was on the roof.
However, the ambitious athlete was not interested in partying. Vanninen smiled, nodded and continued his journey towards the hotel room.
The athlete, known for his modesty, had commented on his achievements briefly with words like “just basic” after Friday’s 800-meter run. Coach Jokinen says that his protégé’s focus is completely on elite sports.
– No matter what you ask from Saga, the answer is always “very basic”. Sounds just like him. An extremely tough trainee and competitor. Behind these performances lies a really large amount of work, the coach assured.
Vanninen was the first Finnish woman in history to win a medal at the indoor track World Championships. Previously, only Mika Halvari had brought a World Cup medal to Finland from indoor competitions, in 1995.
Saturday night has been much awaited, because Wilma Murto jumps in the pole vault final at 21:05.
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