The seventh place did not warm up the Finnish javelin thrower at all. He said that each was acceptable.
Satan. It was by Oliver Helander26, made the first comment when he arrived at the media interview area at Budapest’s National Athletics Center stadium after the men’s javelin world championship final on All Saints Eve.
– The medal would have been up for grabs. Even the golden throw would have been possible if he had thrown a little better technically. The physical condition was very good today, commented Helander.
He ended up in seventh place, fourth of the season, with his best throw of 83.38. The result came in the opening lap, where the Finn had no gas at the bottom of the sprint.
– The first was to ensure that the race would get off to a good start. And so it went.
Helander’s second was a reasonable 81.44, but in rounds 3–5 he overcame the 80-meter ones. In the sixth, the second best of the series was 82.85.
Gold went to India, silver to Pakistan and bronze to the Czech Republic. Neeraj Chopra your cock 88.17, Arshad Nadeem 87,82 and Jakub Vadljech 86,67.
For Nadeem, the event in Hungary was only the first of the season. Last season there were four starts.
– Chopra has a really sure technique and the boy from Pakistan has a damn hard hand. Apparently, you don’t have to throw that much, but the stick gets a ride.
The best value race
Oliver Helander was hot after the World Cup final. He said that each was acceptable. Pasi Liesimaa
For Helander, the prestigious race was the fifth of his career. The final place also came a year ago in Eugene, when he was eighth (82.24).
In the 2018 European Championships, the 2019 World Championships and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Raasepor’s school was eliminated from the final competition.
The difference to all previous events was that the Finn was as healthy as a stickman can be. For example, there was no need to put a cortisone spike in the shoulder.
– Physically, I felt really good. The first performance on Sunday was basically safe. After that there were technical problems and too much effort. If you want to throw far, you have to have a little effort.
By plunging
The Finn pounced after every throw. PASI LEISMA
The big talking point in the home stands was when Helander dived after every throw in the final. The gold of the Kaleva Games (85.32) at the end of July came off when the man stayed upright.
– I thought that today we will throw as we feel is best. That wasn’t the reason why it didn’t fly.
Jan Zelezny WE, Tero Pitkämäki the record and the seven longest slices of Helander’s career have come so that the athlete has plunged to the ground after the throw.
– It’s absolutely bullshit that you should stand up.
During the race, did you consider trying to stay upright after the throw, i.e. maximizing support, so to speak?
– I don’t. In the fifth I tried to slow down a bit. In the sixth, the support picked up a bit, but left in a slightly weaker position.
The man from Oulu Pyrinnö, who scored 89.83 at his best and 87.32 this season, sent his best wishes to the javelin throwers.
– The people are probably damn pleased.
Did you get anything from seventh place?
– At least there will be some fucking.
A gut decision
For Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic gold in Tokyo and the World Cup silver in Eugene were followed by the World Cup gold in Budapest. Pasi Liesimaa
The World Cup stage was also completely quiet on Sunday. None of the ten best throws of Helander’s career have come in a windless stadium. It is also worth noting that out of the ten best slices, only the seventh longest has been thrown outside the borders of Finland.
– I have competed more in Finland and have thrown poorly abroad, the athlete commented at Thursday’s press conference.
After thinking for a long time about the reasons for the disappointment of the World Cup final, he assessed:
– There is too much enthusiasm, that is, there is no rush to throw the spear. The left side should remain closed, the athlete stated on Sunday evening.
The Finn plans to compete in the Zurich Diamond League on Thursday, but will miss the Sweden match in Stockholm at the weekend.
– Four races in a week would be quite a lot for me.
In general, you have only been allowed to miss the Sweden match because of a health problem…
Jakub Vadljech, a specialist in duller medals, took the World Championship bronze from Hungary. The man also has World Championship silver in 2017, Olympic silver in 2021, World Championship bronze in 2022 and European Championship silver in 2022. Pasi Liesimaa