Preview of the Ostrava Race: Shot Put Phenomenon Ryan Crouser Faces Tough Competition from Czech Champion Tomáš Staněk and World-Class Athletes

“I am very happy that he is coming, he is a phenomenon, he has thrown over twenty-three meters a hundred times more than the other shot putters,” said Jan Železný, the director of the Ostrava race, to the American athlete. Crouser’s opponent will be the best current Czech shot putter, Tomáš Staněk, who The municipal stadium is returning after a one-year health break. “I feel in shape and I’m ready to fight for the top ranks. Humiliating twenty-two meters in front of the Ostrava audience would be great,” said Staněk.

“I would like him to throw twenty-three meters,” said Železný, adding news from the bowling sector. fun. The athletes are in the season when this year’s Tretra will be, they can show great performances,” said the former great javelin thrower.

According to Železný, the audience can also look forward to the performances of his wards Jakub Vadlejch and Nikola Ogrodníková. “Nikola would like to finally win in Ostrava, Cuba looks much better than last year. And he threw it very far. I’ve seen things in training that I’ve never seen in anyone else, not even in myself. His javelin flew very far, it is very hopeful that at least one attempt could fly this year. I would really like it,” said Železný.

In addition to Vadlejch, the other two medalists from last year’s World Championships in the USA will throw in Ostrava – the winner Anderson Peters from Granada and the runner-up Indian Neeraj Čopra. “The spear can’t offer anything better at the moment. I think it will be a nice experience,” emphasized Železný.

Above all, SSK Vítkovice sprinter Zdeněk Stromšík will want to get points for the world ranking from the Ostrava track. “The introduction is better than expected. In the past, I had such mediocre starts, this time I believe that I could grab some points for the ranking,” said Stromšík. “And now that I have found out that it is possible to negotiate an agreement on the financial reward for the saint in the contract, I’ll probably have fun with the manager. I can have it too,” asked Stromšík, co-holder of the Czech record for 100 meters (10.16), to manager Juck.

The big star will also be on the starting list in the discus throw. Slovenian discus thrower Kristjan Čeh is another current world champion who will compete in Ostrava. The twenty-four-year-old, 206-centimeter-tall young man has seven competitions in which he has conquered 70 meters, and at Tretra he will be expected to improve the oldest male record of the meeting held by the Cuban Luis Delis from 1983, which has a value of 68.06 meters.

Another mustachioed meet record ripe for breaking is that of the women’s 400, which has also been held since 1983 by Táňa Kocembová, now Netoličková (49.67 seconds). The Dominican Republic’s record holder (48.99), 26-year-old Marileida Paulinová, has run faster than Tretra’s record five times in her career so far. She did it under 50 seconds nine times.

“It will be an honor for me to try to break one of the oldest records of the meeting. The form is escalating. I believe that before I arrive in Ostrava, I will already have a time under 50 seconds,” said the silver medalist from the Olympics in Tokyo.