In the men’s Nordenkamp, the Swedish men lined up victories, including in height and shot through Melwin Lycke Holm and Wictor Petersson. It helped the Swedish teams to this year’s double victories.
The Nordenkampen in Norska Bærum was decided on Sunday. It was the first international match of the year and the Swedish teams got to show what they are all about.
Follow all results from the Nordenkampen here.
You can find the entire Swedish squad here.
The overall standings after the men’s competition in the Nordenkamppen was decided:
Sweden 138 points Finland 121 points Norway 99 points Denmark/Iceland 85 points
– It has been a fantastic day for Swedish athletics. First it was Andreas Almgren in the half marathon this morning. Everyone sat at breakfast and watched the race and then you got a real boost into the Nordenkampen. There were great team performances and individual performances. I want to highlight Fanny, who is starting to come up to her normal levels, and Carl, who did a nice race in the premiere, and that bodes well for IVM, says federation captain Kajsa Bergqvist and continues:
– But above all Julia’s magical Swedish record! You can see that she is on a completely different level this year. I wasn’t surprised, it was perhaps the most expected record, but it has to be run too. She is in that form and here are good courses, so it was not unexpected but the way she does it is awesome.
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In the men’s competition, it was double Swedish already in the first shot putt when Wictor Petersson and Jesper Arbinge immediately took the lead with each shot over 19 meters. They maintained the lead all the way through the race, finishing first and second. Wictor’s longest stroke measured 19.90 and Jespers 19.24. The fine placements gave a nice 16 points to Sweden.
– 19.90 is stable, the body felt good. Very nice with a double victory, we do our job and you can’t complain about that, said a satisfied Wictor Petersson after the competition.
Melwin Lycke Holm took home victory in the men’s high jump. He moved into the lead when he clocked 2.16 in the first attempt after struggling in 2.13. He then tried to improve his personal best of 2.18, but twice broke 2.19. He saved his last jump and set the bar at 2.20, but this time it was not to be.
– I am very happy to win here. 2.19 was close today and even 2.20 felt good. Hopefully it will release soon, says Melwin about the longing to raise his pers.
Svante Svensson, who was brought into the team late, stayed at 1.96 and a seventh place. There was a total of 11 points for Sweden’s tall men.
Strong Swedish sprint men
Julia Henriksson broke the Swedish record in 200 meters during the Nordenkampen, but the Swedish men also wanted to show that they could. In the end, it was a nice double victory for Kasper Kadestål, who opened the race strongly and had a grip on it all the way to the finish line. He won in a new personal best of 21.13.
Linus Pihl grabbed second place by winning his heat in 21.22. He too had a grip on his race from the start and ran away from the others in the race.
It was a double victory that was gratefully received in the even men’s fight.
Bengtström second in the season debut
Carl Bengtström made his season debut in Bærum and received a solid response. He owned his heat right from the start and had good speed from the start.
– It felt very good the first 200, even 300 meters, but I didn’t really have the kick I usually have in the last 100. It was expected, it usually happens like that during the first race, says Carl Bengtström, who is now aiming for ISM and IVM .
In the second heat, we saw William Trulsson come in at 47:85.
In total, it was enough for a second place for Carl and a seventh place for William and nine points for Sweden.
Jonathan Gran saved the victory in the 1500 meters
When it was time for the men’s 1500 meters, Jonathan Grahn took the lead behind the hare immediately after the start. His strategy of keeping that lead all the way to the finish worked, by a hundredth of a margin. Norwegian Håkon Moe Berg came on strong at the end and was sprinting past Jonathan right at the finish line. But it was a victory for the Swede in a time of 3:41.36. Leo Magnusson ran into a sixth place 3:45.44. 12 points to the Swedes, gentlemen.
It was even between the Swedes Vidar Johansson and Oliver Löfqvist in the 3000 meters. Denmark’s Lillesö went on to win ahead of Iceland’s Magnússon and then Vidar Johansson finished in 7:57.51 and Oliver Löfqvist in a new personal best of 7:57.66, lowering his record by nearly 10 seconds. The men had 11 points to their credit.
Gabriel Wallmark secured the victory in three steps
There was also a Swedish victory in the men’s triple jump. Gabriel Wallmark’s 15.90 in the fifth round was the best result in the competition. Together with Markus Eklund’s 15.00, they scraped together 12 points for the Swedish men.
– It felt good, but you always want more, but it’s a good start. I wanted to feel that I could approach 16 meters and I got an indication of that now, said Gabriel Wallmark.
In the men’s long jump, we got to see Joakim Hellbratt and just 17-year-old Elias Kapell, who had to jump in when Thobias Montler withdrew his bid. Joakim Hellbratt gave the winner Kasperi Vehmaa from Finland a real fight and jumped the longest at 7.61 in the last round. Elias Kapell also had a good race and finished in 7.30, in fifth place. Together they gave 11 points to Sweden.
William Asker, who we know is good for heights of 5.30, tore himself out today at 5.18 and had to settle for a result of 5.03. Robin Jacobsson managed 5.18 and that was enough for a nice second place. Together with Williams’ sixth place, there were 10 points for Sweden.
On the last lap of the men’s 800-meter race, a trio broke away and Sweden’s Alexander Lundskog followed. With one hundred meters to go, Finnish Joonas Rinne went out and ran away from the others. Alexander held on to his third place and finished in 1:49.69. Benjamin Åberg came in barely a second behind in 1:50.83 in fifth place. 10 points to the Swedish men.
In the men’s 60 meter hurdles, it was Swedish in third and fifth place. Sidrak Afework ran into a new personal record in eight seconds flat and Ludvig All finished in 8.13, giving Sweden a total of 10 points.
After a slightly anxious start in the 60 meters for the men, the starting field came off. Simon Plesse, who is second in Sweden this year, finished in 6.83, which was enough for third place. Johan Sjölander came in fifth in 6.84. There were 10 nice sprint points added to the men’s account.
2024-02-11 19:39:27
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