In Tuesday´s 100m hurdles heats, several our athletes were in the action. Canadian Michelle Harrison ran a time of 12.88 and qualified for the semifinals. So did local hero Luca Kozák. Hungarian clocked a new season best of 12.71 and took a big Q. The heats had an unfortunate outcome for the rising star Viktória Forster of Slovakia....Read More
Kristjan Čeh, the reigning world champion, headed towards defending his title on Monday. Thewarm, windless weather conditions in Budapest lasted until the late evening. Kristjan was the man to beat since the very beginning of the competition. In his first attempt, he set the benchmark for the gold at 68.31 meters. In the second series,...Read More
A fierce competiton among the best hammer throwers had another medal outcome for our group. A local hero Bence Halász opened up the competition tossing 80.82m in his first attempt. This was the leading mark until fourth series, when he got overtaken just by one centimeter. Bence managed to respond with another far throw of 80.59m but could...Read More
The 19th edition of World Athletics Championships in Budapest began with a morning session, where a numerous group of our athletes took part. Home crowd´s favourite – Bencze Halász in the hammer throw secured his spot in the final with a throw of 78.13m, breaking the qualifying performance (77.00m) and took the 3rd place. Filip Mihaljević marked a throw...Read More
Naši atléti vyhrali v ankete “Atlét roka 2021” na Slovensku aj v Česku Slovenský atlét roka 2021 1. miesto Emma Zapletalová Emma Zapletalová: „Ocenenie Atlét roka 2021 si veľmi vážim. Je to pekná bodka za celou úspešnou sezónou. Aj keď, priznám sa, rada by som ho dopriala Maťovi Tóthovi, pre ktorého by to bola tiež...Read More
1st place Miltiadis Tentoglou long jump 8.55m. World lead Greek indoor record 6th all time jump in the indoor history 3rd best European indoor jump in history Miltiadis Tentoglou: “I wanted to aim this title very much and now only one title left – World outdoor Champion.” 1 Miltiadis TENTOGLOU Grekland 8.55 WL 2 Thobias MONTLER Ullevi...Read More
Medal balance 3-3-3 GOLD MEDALISTS Kristjan Čeh won discus throw with 71.13m in championship record. Kristjan said: “In my opinion, the world record is even more important than a medal.” That points out what is his aim for future. Kristjan’s series: 65.27m – 69.02m – 71.13m – 68.95m – 70.51m – 67.57m Kristjan CEH, Slovenien, diskus, Anderson...Read More
