2011-08-21 19:49
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Barbora Špotáková
A trio of outstanding candidates will be expected to be in the fight for medals, although predicting the exact order will be a trickier challenge.
The 2007 World champion and reigning Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova is the world leader following her outstanding 69.45m effort in Monaco and she will fancy her chances of regaining her crown.
Read more Daegu 2011 - Women's Javelin Throw - PREVIEW
2011-08-14 19:51
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Andreas Thorkildsen
Byrkjelo, Norway - Conditions would have been perfect for setting a new personal best in the tailwind. Even with a new world lead of 90,61m Andreas Thorkildsen was not completely satisfied after the meet. His personal best is 91.59 meters. Read more Thorkildsen over 90m again at Norwegian Championships
2011-08-14 19:34
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Sampo Lehtola
The men’s Javelin Throw highlighted the finale of Vattenfall Elite Games in Lappeenranta, Finland on Saturday (13). The fight for three spots for Team Finland in Daegu went on until the very last throw of the competition. Newcomer Sampo Lehtola took the surprise victory with his last effort of 83.77m leaving other top Finns Antti Ruuskanen, Jarkko Koski-Vähälä and Tero Pitkämäki far behind. Read more Lehtola surprises with 83.77m throw in Lappeenranta
2011-08-08 10:11
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Ari Mannio
Ari Mannio’s season best 85.10m effort in the Men’s Javelin Throw final was the brightest highlight at the Finnish Championships which concluded in Turku on Sunday (7).
Tero Järvenpää finished second with 80.10m while Antti Ruuskanen, who had set 82.21m in the qualification on Saturday, took the third with a 79.51m best, also in the fifth round. Read more Mannio's 85.10m javelin victory the highlight at Finnish championships
2011-07-31 08:57
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Yuriy Kushniruk
There was impressive throwing on the final day of the European Youth Olympic Festival in Trabzon, Turkey, with Ukrainian javelin thrower Yuriy Kushniruk setting a European best of 83.42m on Friday.
Read more European javelin best for Ukraine’s Kushniruk
