The top names in the world of pole vaulting are afraid of 25-year-old Wilma Murto. On Wednesday evening, the stars of the sport will compete for a prize pool of 10,000 dollars in Zurich.
Katie Moon (left) and Nina Kennedy shared the pole vault gold in Budapest. TIMO KUNNARI
European champion and World Cup bronze medalist. That’s Wilma Murro’s best achievements at this point in her career.
The world’s leaders know very well that the Finn is chasing their scalps – and may grab them as early as next summer at the Paris Olympics.
– When we went to the World Championships, I knew that Wilma was one of the winning candidates. I knew he was in the medal group. He is definitely one of the best in the sport, says the Olympic champion and recent world champion Katie Moon In an interview with Iltalehti.
The Ohio native is 32 years old. He knows Murro’s potential.
– He is still young, and he has a lot of career ahead of him. In my mind, Wilma is one of those jumpers that I have to beat if I want to be successful.
“Huge potential”
World champion Nina Kennedy’s comments were a sought after item at the Zurich Diamond League media conference on Tuesday. TIMO KUNNARI
Nina Kennedy shared the WC gold in Budapest with Moon. Only these two beat Murro.
– We are almost the same age, and we have had a very similar development in sports. Wilma is great, Kennedy, 26, thinks.
There will also be a small spike in the Australian’s comment.
– He jumped really well at the World Championships. I thought he would have jumped a little higher. Sure, 480 is a great result.
– Wilma has huge potential, and she is a good competitor.
All included
Katie Moon is an Olympic champion and two-time world champion. Yankki considers Wilma Murto a tough opponent. PDO
The top three of the World Championships and many other top jumpers will take part in the special Diamond League competition organized at the Zurich train station on Wednesday.
– The race is just a week after the World Cup final. Everyone is a bit tired, but if we go there with the right attitude and have fun, we’ll jump high in Guarantee, says Kennedy.
The winner of the Zurich race will receive 10,000 bucks. The bankroll for second place is $6,000 and for third place is $3,500.
– It will be a fun race. Sometimes it’s hard to come back after the World Cup final, but if we get our spirits up, Takuu will have a good race, Moon believes.
– I still don’t want to lose to anyone. I haven’t had the best race of the season yet, Murto said about the Zurich race.