Finland’s Marco Kammer threw second in the Sweden match with a throw of 71.19. Kammer’s nose was painted bright yellow in the competition.
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In the match against Sweden on Saturday, Finland took a double victory in the men’s singles Tuomas Seppänen (71.79) and by Marco Kammer (71,19) led.
Finland’s triple victory was close, but last year’s winner, Sweden Ragnar Carlsson your link in the last round (70.91) third Aaron Kankaan (70,78) over.
In the competition, however, the eyes turned above all to Kammer’s appearance. The nose of the Finnish pitcher was dyed yellow. Swedish media such as Expressen and SVT wondered about the issue.
However, it was not a tribute to Sweden, but a tradition of the Finnish team.
– I’m a first timer, that is, a yellow beak in the Sweden match, Kammer said on Expressen.
In the Finnish team, the noses of first-timers in a national match are traditionally painted yellow. However, the color is usually washed off before going to the stadium.
The 25-year-old Kammer explained to SVT that it was also about a teammate’s loss. According to Expressen, the experienced Tuomas Seppänen had insisted that Kammer compete with a yellow nose.
– I told Marco that you can only wash off the color after the race, Seppänen stated on Expressen.
In Expressen’s story, Kammer’s last name was incorrectly written as Kanner.