Eveliina Määttänen ran second in the 800-meter race in the Slovak Athletics Competition.
Finland Eveliina Määttänen was at a record pace in Samorin, Slovakia and took second place in the women’s 800m race with a new record of 2.03.58.
In the light of the statistics, Määttänen left the race as an underdog. There were 11 runners in the race, of which Määttänen had the second weakest statistical result in advance.
“It was pippalot. A different run than what I’m used to at home. Halfway through, I looked sideways at the 59-second interval. Although the pace was good, it was sometimes cramped and pushy. I remember three hits, ”says Määttänen in a press release from the Finnish Sports Confederation.
Määttänen decided to go to the race boldly. Coming to the final straight, he got into a cramped slit, but managed to wedge himself close to the tip and even threaten the tip runner.
Kisan the victory took the time of 2.03.43 in the UK Jenny Selman, with a record of 2.01.64. Sweden was behind Määttänen Lovisa Lindh.
Määttänen’s previous main distance was the 400-meter fences. He has embarked on a new journey this year. Two weeks ago, Määttänen ran his previous record of 2.04.01 at Lahti Motonet GP.
Reetta Hurske was third in the 100m real with a time of 13.02, which was disappointing for the runner. The victory was genuine Mette Graversgaard With a Danish record of 12.92. The race was run with a wind of +2.0 meters.
“It could have been without this race. Weak run and went to knock out the fences, ”Hurske regretted.
Ireland also managed to finish ahead of Hurskeen Sarah Lavin at 12.94.