The new European champion wants the 100-meter real Finnish record for himself.
Reetta Hurske won gold in the 60 meters at the European Championships in Istanbul on Sunday evening. Hurske won the race with a time of 7.79. He set aside the Finnish record in his own name.
On Monday evening, the gold medalist returned home from the prestigious competition and met the media at Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
– Yes, we had time to celebrate a bit in Istanbul, but it wasn’t very warm there, Hurske laughed to Iltalehti.
Aituritähti could not answer how many interviews she has already given after the gold performance.
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The Finnish Sports Federation pays a bonus of 10,000 euros for the win. Of the sum, 2,500 euros will go to a very important person in Hurskee, the coach Marjukka Suihko.
– Will come in handy. Yes, athletes have the same expenses as other people. It’s about living, says Atiri.
European champion from Tampere. Nadine Visser from Holland took silver in the EC final, clocking a time of 7.85. Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambudji, who ran 7.91, won the bronze. PDO
The 27-year-old Hurske put in the hardest possible performance in a tough place, i.e. the final of the competition.
– After all, those results have already come during the government period. Routine performance is like that. All you had to do was leave the racks as usual and keep the rhythm until the end.
It is rare for a Finnish speed skater to enter such a race as the early favorite. Hurske kept his head down.
– I myself had high goals for the Games. Maybe knowing what we were there for somehow helped me pull myself together. There are already so many races below. However, the preparation on the field is always the same.
The Tampere native is the second Finn who has managed to win European Championship gold in high-speed hurdles. Arto Bryggare won first place in 1981 and 1987.
Finland won two gold medals at the European Championships in Turkey, as Wilma Murto won the pole vault competition organized on Saturday evening.
Finland’s record shattered
In the coming summer, Reetta Hurske plans to break the Finnish record of 12.72 in the 100-meter hurdles. PDO
In the summer, Hurske goes 40 meters longer. The opening race of the off-season is not yet clear, but it will take place in June. The World Championships are ahead in August in Budapest.
The Finnish record of 12.72 in the sport is held by Annimari Kortee. The man from Tampere plans to seriously attack it during the summer weeks.
– Breaking it is definitely my goal. I hope it starts soon with a new tithe. Yes, breaking it is realism, says Hurske.
The outdoor season of the European champion starts in June. MATTI MATIKAINEN