Tag: Holopainens
Pekka Holopainen’s column: There was always one good side to doping cases – you got to call Timo Seppälä | Sport
The late anti-doping big man everyday with the dry British humor of the mild phenomenon integrated into elite sports. Talking with Timo Seppälä was always a great pleasure, writes Pekka…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Demands for Finland’s Olympic boycott are misguided – at the same time they reveal something positive | Sport
NHL stars competing against the Russians, Davis Cup heroes and Kalle Rovanperä can be chosen as the best of the year, but the Olympic Games should be boycotted. So what,…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: What’s really going on here? A great performance from the Finns in the world’s toughest endurance sport | Sport
Finland once considered an Olympic boycott because of cross-country running. It’s not quite that far now, but a bomb at the turn of the week can revive a faded culture,…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Would Finland’s best endurance runner get a grant? | Sport
The treatment of Camilla Richardsson, who ran the marathon SE, in the distribution of athlete grants is a parade example of how disproportionately the criteria treat different sports, writes Pekka…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Fortunately, Finnish spearmen can and already know everything | Sport
The traditional javelin seminar was delightfully international again. The top event attracts more interest abroad than in Finland, and the numbers speak for themselves, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen sports…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Can a middle-aged man be Sportsman of the Year?
In 2023, in Finland, you can speculate on the selection of a baseball player as Athlete of the Year without getting a treatment guidance order, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Counting the Russians into the World Championships in Tampere would be a terrible reputational dent
The wrestling association hopes with folded hands that Russia’s insolent demands will stop at the visa process at the latest. That wouldn’t be the most honorable retreat either, writes Pekka…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: The German spear dynasty is gone and the harsh truth behind it is revealed
The Dynamo of European athletics is blowing the whistle. The javelin dynasty is history gathering dust, and the situation in other throwing sports is not much better, writes Pekka Holopainen.…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: This is why the Paavo Nurme Games are a great sports event in Finland
In Turku, they have not started to get greedy, but have trusted in Finnish, exceptional athletics culture. It has been a winning recipe, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen Sports journalist…