Enni Virjonen is in the medal fight in the 7th match of the under-18 European Championships.
The four-day European Under-18 Athletics Championships started in Slovakia on Thursday. From a Finnish point of view, the situation looks promising after the opening day, because at least the 7-player Enni Virjonen and a pot thrower Pinja Kähärä are in the medal battle in their respective sports.
Virjonen, the pre-favorite in his sport, has the second most points (3,655) after the opening day of the 7 matches, ahead of the British Thea Brown (3,796). In the light of the statistics, however, the sports of the second day suggest that the gold fight will turn to Virjosen. Of course, statistics are statistics.
17-year-old Virjonen opened his career perfectly by improving his age group’s 100-meter hurdles SE time to 13.13. On the other hand, in the height of the other sport, the Finn failed miserably, exceeding only 157. At his best, he has jumped 177.
In Kuula, in the last round, he settled down and got to a comfortable reading of 15.01. In the last event of the day, 200 meters, he beat the record time of 23.95 he ran in the Kaleva Games in Vaasa. In Vaasa, he stormed to a surprise bronze at that time.
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In light of the statistics, Virjonen is clearly better than his British counterpart in the javelin and 800 meters. In the length, the points would turn to Brown.
Will Kärhä take the moukari medal?
At least the shot putter is also fighting for Finnish medals today Pinja Kärhä. Silja Kosonen Kärhä, who broke the Finnish records in the age group, scored 68.63 in Thursday’s qualifying for the three-kilogram moukar. With that, the third place in the qualification was removed.
Pinja’s twin sister will also be seen in the same final Venla Kärhä. Running in the men’s 100 final Tomi Mäkitalo. He was the fourth fastest in the semifinals, setting a new record time of 10.58.
In a spear Roope Mäkipelto significantly improved his record to a result of 78.08. The thrower from Lehtimäki Jyskee, who threw the second place in the qualification, will compete for medals in the final, which will be thrown on Saturday.
Lehtimäki’s Jyske has become hard throwers before, because Ari Mannio In his career, he won the European Championship medal for adults in Helsinki 2012. The Finnish medal in question was the only one of its kind in those games.