After the first match day, Saga Vanninen was satisfied with only one sport.
A Finnish connoisseur Saga Vanninen is eighth after the first day of the World Cup. There are 3,771 points.
of the United States Anna Hall leads the heptathlon with 3,998 points.
Vanninen did not give himself a clean slate from the opening day.
– The high jump was good, the other sports were not, Vanninen whipped himself in the evening in Budapest.
Vanninen was 15th in the 100-meter hurdles. In the high jump, the Finn beat his own record of 180 and was the ninth best.
– I am satisfied that there were good companies at the height, he praised.
Saga Vanninen said that he was in a hurry in the shot put. PASI LEISMA
In the shot put, Vanninen was seventh with a result of 14.78. The 200 meter run that ended the evening brought eighth place (time 24.71).
The Finnish hope was not satisfied with its performance.
– In Kuula, the first push slipped out of my hand, and I was in a hurry. You just have to be patient.
– There were a couple of dents in the fences. The 200 meters didn’t go terribly well.
Vanninen said on Friday that he should stop rushing in the middle of the match. It didn’t work out as hoped on the first day of the race.
– Not as well as it should have been. It’s a bit shaky, Vanninen smiled.
Short night sleeps
The match day ended with 200 meters. PASI LEISMA
The competition day of the Finnish talent ended at around nine in the evening local time. The match continues on Sunday with the long jump at 9:50 a.m.
– It gets relatively late here. On Sunday, the races start after nine. I can’t sleep terribly. One day you can survive with worse dreams, Vanninen mused.
– At least it’s a nice place to compete.
The heptathlon long jump starts at 10:50 Finnish time. The javelin throw is on the program at 13.00.
The match culminates in the 800-meter run at 7:00 p.m.