Melwin Lake Holm chose the Swedish Championship before the Young Children’s Tournament.
The 17-year-old talent in the high jump is competing in Norrköping instead of Columbia in early August.
– It is very stupid and stupidly planned by the guild, he says.
Melwin Lycke Holm had to cancel the junior restroom in Cali, Colombia on August 1-6.
The tournament collides with the Swedish Championship in Norrköping on August 5-7.
An election that he and father Stefan Holm have been discussing since September.
Sometimes in life you have to make a choice and now we have to prioritize, even if, of course, it is boring to choose. We’ve been thinking about it for a very long time and I think we made the right decision. Then there are those who do not agree with me. It’s not something that happened overnight. Melwin Lake Holm says I made my decision and I support it.
‘The dumbest thing they’ve ever done’
Stefan Holm described planning on social media as a crazy decision Swedish Athletics Federation And they keep the Swedish championships higher.
– He is very stupid and stupidly planned by the guild. Many who would have won a medal in the Swedish championships are in Cali instead. Then the Swedish championships will not be a Swedish championship, as the winner will be the best in Sweden in many disciplines. From what I heard, I just chose to stay rather than go to Cali. My father criticized the guild many times, when there was such a clash last time, they said it was the stupidest thing they did and that it would never happen again. Melwin Lake Holm says that many of the best Swedes now have not attended the Swedish Championships.
“The coolest thing”
According to him, the reasons for the decision are based on what is best for the season and development.
Like I said, we’ve thought about it a lot. I’ve asked a lot of people my age and I’ve asked many who have more experience. Almost everyone my age said I should take a small restroom, but it seems mostly because it was such a cool thing. Everyone with more experience thought I would get more out of this season and get more out of the future by choosing the Swedish Championships, says Melwin Lake Holm.
Bryu became the best when he was an old man
He and father Stefan Holm chose to think long term when it came to their careers.
– I avoid long flight and time changes. The goal this season wasn’t to win the Junior World Cup, but the goal was to go back and pass where I was two years ago. Melwin Lake Holm says I have the best conditions to do so by staying home.
When it comes to what he values himself in WC and SM, he’s still a bit divided.
– It’s kind of a Monday, obviously the junior world championship is a world championship but after all the junior championship. We have long been striving to not have to be the best junior in the world, as long as I become the best player in the world in a few years instead. This is what our entire training depends on. I don’t do this because going to Cali is better than going to Norrköping, says Melwin Lake Holm.
Chase limit 2.20
In 2020 when he was 15, he became the youngest ever Swedish champion with a score of 2.15, a title he lost in 2021.
At the indoor SM in February, Melwin took Lycke Holm’s new SM gold in a personal best of 2.16 metres.
During the outdoor season, he also jumped 2.16 and made good attempts at 2.20, which is the limit he’s been chasing for a while.
To compete in the junior water course, you must be 19 years old or younger on December 31 of the year the tournament takes place.
