Toni Kuusela was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. According to him, the condition of the treadmill was not a reason to poke the spike.
Ossi Saarinen,
STT Sports
8.6. 20:36 • Updated 8.6. 20:36
The men’s spear competition at the Espoo Athletics Evening was weak. Enough to win Toni Kuuselan 76.36 meter pull.
Kuusela crashed badly in the fourth lap and seemed to hurt his leg. However, he was able to continue the race until the end of the race.
He applied for his first 80-meter crossing in Espoo Toni Keränen was second with a result of 75.21. Keränen, sharply disappointed, showed on his phone a picture of a throwing place with long grooves scraped into the coating.
– Disaster. The track was soft, and I couldn’t throw it at all when the support slipped ten cents, Keränen wondered.
– I should have thrown further, disappointed Keränen added.
According to Kuusela, the track had no effect on his fall. He justified the poor result with a lack of feel due to the knee and elbow surgeries performed in the fall.
– Not fit, but didn’t hit. There was no real feel to the throw, and there is no pounding in the throw yet, Kuusela said.
– Even in that one throw, the spike just poked. There was no effect on the track.
Oliver Helander is in the spear at the top of Statistics Finland with a score of 80.36. Keränen has a second record of 79.38, and Kuusela strengthened his position in third.
Helander, Kuusela and eighth placed in the Tokyo Olympics Lassi Etelätalo will compete in the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku next Tuesday. The competition will be broadcast live on ‘s channels.