The Budapest World Cup video analyzes the men’s shot put and Monday night’s discus final.
81.25. On Sunday in Hungary, the gold of the men’s shot put was won by a Canadian gem Ethan Katzberg with a new record for his country.
The result brought a great boost to a sport that was quite low in the lowlands, which has suffered from a lack of enthusiasts and a non-existent role in, for example, the Diamond League program.
– The level of men’s moukari collapsed ten years ago. Now the situation looks better, as there has been some movement in the United States and Canada, the so-called new countries, says Iltalehti’s athletics expert Arto Bryggare.
A thumper from Töysä
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen was at best fourth at the World Cup and Olympic level. Picture from the 2011 World Championships, when the Finn was ninth with a score of 76.60. Kari Kuukka
Although Katzberg’s result is handsome, we are quite far from the level of the 21st century – not to mention the 1980s era of the pill.
For example, in the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympics, Katzberg would not have received a medal with his result on Sunday.
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen the 2004 SE of 83.30 would be a magical result in the 2020s.
– Olli-Pekka was once superior in the world in juniors. Seemed like here’s a guy to inherit To Juri Sedy (ME male 86.74) to the crown. Of course, Olli-Pekka had a great career, but I claim that it could have been significantly better if the coaching had been perfectly successful and if it had been realized what a great guy Olli-Pekka is, Bryggare states.
– Juha Tiainen once said about Olli-Peka, that here is a guy who messes up the world’s books, the expert adds.
Considering his abilities, the Karja player could be characterized as the biggest bully of the 21st century in Finnish athletics. Töysäläinen’s trophy cabinet got “only” one EC gold.
– Probably missed a few Olympic gold medals. Easy to say in retrospect when he had injuries.
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The comprehensive analysis can be viewed in its entirety in the attached video.