A Caribbean is in a javelin tournament is such an amazing thing that even the opponent himself did not dream of it. “I want to be Usain Bolt”, ensures Anderson Petersjavelin world champion in Oregon with a throw of 90.54the fifth best record in a World Cup.
The man from Granada started athletics to become a sprinter like Bolt and, at the age of 16, he managed to run 100 meters in 10″50. In the Antilles everyone runs, but Peters suffered many injuries and decided participated in competitions. He competed in the weight and discus, but when he tried the javelin he discovered that his body was made to sling the javelin.
“I can’t say what attracted me to this discipline. I just watched the guys throw the javelin and all I could think about was to be able to throw it further than them,” Peters said. “Coming from a country where it’s customary to throw things like guns , stone or cricket balls, it was not difficult for me to make the switch and commit myself to it,” said the champion.
At Doha 2019 he became the second world champion in his country’s history after Kirani James in the 400. “We live on a very small island and this is where we met”said Peters. The island of Granada came to Oregon with only three athletes and won a gold and a silver, in the absence of a third member, competing in the decathlon, to finish. “Hundreds of children’s eyes were opened when they saw me win the world title in javelin. Many young people in the country are abandoning the idea of becoming sprinters to become javelin throwers like me”, he said.
At Hayward Field he did very well and was able to defend his world title. “Most throwers prefer to have the wind coming from below to handle the javelin, but now it’s coming from the front,” Peters said. “It was quite a challenge, but I managed it. Defending a world title is not easy. I have had to overcome myself”, assured the man from Granada.
Neeraj Chopra The opportunity to become the first to link Olympic Games gold and World Cup gold since Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen in 2009 was before him, but the Indian pitcher did not have the best of feelings and kept the silver with 88.13 meters. “In the first three launches I didn’t feel good. My warm-up was not good,” Chopra confessed. “I noticed some discomfort in my groin area during the launch, but hopefully nothing. From Oregon I took experience that will help me to continue growing”, said the Indian athlete, who added the first medal in the history of his country in this event.
“Next year we have another World Cup in Budapest, so I hope to get to the event in better condition,” added Chopra. The bronze medal this is for czech Jakub Vadljech with 88.09 meters. Pakistani Arshad Nadeem also made history, with fifth position marking the best result ever for his country in this competition.
One of the most notable casualties in Oregon’s javelin competition was German Johannes Vetterworld champion in London 2017 and holder of the second best record in history, with a shoulder injury.
Source: La Verdad
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