Tag: Javelin
When athletics is looking for growth, there is only one way to look – the result of the javelin final could be winning the lottery
Europe is fading, in the United States, athletics has shrunk into an eternal minor sport. New, necessary growth can be found in Asia, writes Pekka Holopainen. If a little splash…
An exceptional Finnish achievement is at the end of Oliver Helander’s top throw – an expert tells what a javelin medal requires
A desperate act was seen in the historic pole vault won by the phenomenal Armand Duplantis. Urheilu’s expert Jaakko Ojaniemi gathers the topics, surprises and flops of the World Championships…
Oliver Helander has a role in something much bigger than just the javelin final – the giant sensation of the World Championships is ready for five
Javelin man Julian Weber is the first German to know today how the Finnish racing brothers have felt in recent years, writes journalist Atte Husu. BUDAPEST. 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009…
India’s javelin star, who shrugged off the World Cup, made a tough decision that upset the Finns – the coach explains the background
Neeraj Chopra wouldn’t be throwing as a gold medal favorite in the World Cup final if coach Klaus Bartonietz hadn’t blown the game away already in May. Athletics World Championships…
The Finnish javelin medal smolders in Wilma Murro’s shadow – Tero Pitkämäki’s message is just one of the reasons
Pakka is completely at the top of the men’s javelin world. It opens up the dream seam for experienced Finns to return to the medal base, writes journalist Atte Husu.…
The javelin World Cup selections were an easy check – expert Mikaela Ingberg breaks down the situation of Finland’s top men
The fact that the ranking of the World Championships in Budapest was open for the last day on Sunday gave the Keihäsmen an additional contribution to the finals of the…
Finland’s track and field athletes are haunted by a shocking EC competition curse – is there still one rabbit in the javelin magician’s hat?
Three out of four of the Finnish heroes of last summer’s EC-Munich are more or less in the yard. They have a very good peer group in recent history, writes…
Sensational end in Mikkeli’s heated javelin race – 28-year-old Taneli Juutinen effortlessly hit the 80-meter club, beating Oliver Helander
Today there was a Mikkeli Games athletics night in Mikkeli, where the number one sport was javelin. Mikkeli’s competitions aroused a lot of buzz in the public beforehand. Finland’s top…
Top Norwegian coach downloads harsh text about Finnish javelin promises – doubts Oliver Helander’s World Cup medal chances
Tero Pitkämäki and Andreas Thorkildsen were the iconic pair of javelin throwers in the early 2000s. The Finn and the Norwegian winged each other in even harder javelin arcs. The…
Saga Vannisen wins European under-23 gold in the heptathlon – a top throw in the javelin decided the championship
Saga Vanninen, 20, won gold in the heptathlon at the under-23 European Athletics Championships in Espoo with a score of 6,317. Saga Vanninen has won the under-23 European Championship in…