Reetta Hurske, Elina Lampela and Wilma Murto competed in Paris.
Wilma Murto was third in Paris. PASI LEISMA
In the Paris indoor games, Finnish interest was focused on the pole vaulting venue and the running track.
Elina Lampela and Wilma Murto took part in a high-level pole vault competition, which included Slovenia, who surpassed the top score of 482 this season Tina Šutej.
Lampela exceeded 435 and 445 on his second attempts. However, the next height of 455 was too bad for the athlete from Oulu’s Pyrinnö.
European champion Murto ensured himself at least a bronze after crossing 464. It also remained the best result of a Finn, and only Šutej and Canada competed for the win. Alysha Newman. The experienced Slovenian won with a score of 478 and tried for the season record 483 without success.
Newman was second with his season record of 471. Lampela sixth.
From the time trial to the final
Reetta Hurske made it through the time trial and had to repair the starting stand in the final. PDO
Reetta Hurske participated in the 60m hurdles. In the preliminary heats, the athlete from Ikaalis was unlucky when he hit the first fence painfully and had to worry if the result of 8.00 was suitable for the final.
And it was good by two hundredths of a second. During the winter, the Finn has seen several times under eight seconds, so a better result was expected for the final.
Hurskee’s final performance was disrupted when his mount came loose in the first start. It could significantly affect the start, which is known to be Hurskee’s biggest advantage in the 60-meter race. Hurske, who set off cautiously, but with the best reaction time, was fourth and third best among Europeans with a time of 7.97.
Holland won Nadine Visser with a time of 7.86.