Czech javelin thrower plans to outdo coach at European Championships

2012-06-25 11:45 Written by Administrator
Vítězslav Veselý

June 23 - Vítězslav Veselý, the Czech javelin thrower whose personal best of 88.11 metres at the Samsung Diamond League in Oslo this month heads this year's world listings, is heading towards the London 2012 Games with renewed confidence. Read more

Backley Tips up Goldie Sayers

2012-06-24 20:10 Written by Administrator
Steve Backley and Miklós Németh

Javelin legend Steve Backley feels Goldie Sayers is well worth a bet to win Olympic gold despite the "incredible" opposition she'll be up against in London. Read more

Pitkämäki signals comeback with 83.87m throw in Pihtipudas

2012-06-18 20:10 Written by Administrator
Jan Železný and Tero Pitkämäki

Former World champion Tero Pitkämäki took his last chance to get onto the Finnish Javelin trio for the European Championships in Helsinki by winning the traditional Javelin Carnival competition in Pihtipudas on Sunday with his season best mark of 83.87m. Read more

Approaching the 90-metre barrier, Vesely’s rise continues

2012-06-09 16:13 Written by Administrator
Viteslav Vesely

Oslo, Norway - Is Viteslav Vesely the coming man in the Javelin this Olympic year – albeit at the age of 29? Certainly the way this Czech athlete has started the season gives every indication that he could be. Read more

Latvia's Vasilevskis no longer has any leg worries as Helsinki beckons

2012-06-06 22:13 Written by Administrator
Vadims Vasilevskis

It had been more than a year since Latvian javelin thrower Vadims Vasilevskis won on foreign soil but the talented, although injury prone, 2004 Olympic Games silver medallist showed that he was still a force to be reckoned with as he won at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Eugene, United States, on Sunday. Read more