Munich. Daniel Stahl had a clear advantage before the EC final in discus.
Växjö weather.
Nobody throws in the rain like Daniel does, says his coach, Festin Hafsteinson.
After EC in the scorching sun and a discus-throwing qualifying in 35-degree heat in the indoor court on Wednesday, the weather turned out to be the exact opposite here in Munich.
Before tonight’s disc final, the forecast is for rain and 17 degrees in the air.
A clear advantage for the Swedes Daniel Stoll And the Simon Petersonwho live and train in Växjö.
It is known as one of Sweden’s rainiest cities.
Yes, but I never canceled a training session because of the rain, says their coach, Festin Hafsteinson.
– I always told them that if it rains, you must not lose.
How are you affected by rain and hail?
The fact that it’s wet shouldn’t be a problem. But I think it affects the mind a lot for those who are not used to it. It settles into the skull.
unaffected by rain
But Danielle Stahl has no problem with the weather.
– No, I’m used to it. He says it shouldn’t affect me at all.
Simon Peterson is on the same path.
-If you live in Växjö, a little rain is part of it, he says.
The last time Daniel Stoll threw in similar conditions was with rain and cold in Helsingborg last year.
The disc then fell at 69.71 – just over half a meter longer than the championship record of 69.06 set by Slovenian Christian Syeh with his only discus pick on Wednesday here in Munich.
In the same competition, Simon Peterson threw 66.18.
Promising numbers, even if the great Slovenian is still hugely favourite.
But the impact of the cold and rain on the results was immediately felt at the Olympic stadium.
poor results
In the Friday morning session, 1.87 was enough to reach the final in the women’s height.
In the men’s javelin preliminaries, only two throws reached over 80 metres.
It’s the worst EC qualification ever, since the new Javelin was introduced in 1986.
But the participating Swedes did not appear to have any advantage from the weather.
exactly the contrary.
Jacob Samuelson came second in the javelin qualifying and had only one certified throw of 70.39. Maja Nilsson stayed at a modest 1.83 in the women’s height qualifying and the women’s 4x100m relay team was knocked out immediately.
