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Again on Sunday our young talents achieved good results in Gothenburg. Besides Bjørk Herup Olsen’s record in the 800 metres, which is reported in another article here on the site, it was above all Marnar Djurhuus and Dánjal Jákup Niclasen who showed what they are made of.
Both have made good progress recently, and Sunday had been eagerly awaited, when both were to compete in their strongest event: Dánjal Jákup in the 300 metres and Marnar in the 2,000 metres.
Dánjal Jákup’s entry time was so good that he started in heat 1 with the best boys. Nearly 70 15-year-old boys took part in this competition. And Dánjal Jákup managed to keep up well. In a very close finishing sprint he succeeded in finishing 5th in the heat. In the later heats two boys ran faster times than Dánjal Jákup, so overall he finished in a very fine 7th place. Dánjal Jákup definitely has great sprinting talent, and it will be exciting to see whether he can already be seen at the Island Games on the Isle of Wight next summer. In any case the prospects are good that he can meet the qualification standard in the 400 metres. His time was 38.03, which is also an age-group record for boys 15.
Marnar too has a really good chance of making the Island Games next summer. In a very strong field on Sunday, where he ran against the very best Swedes and Danes, he crossed the line in fourth place. Marnar is still new to running, and with a bit more experience and patience he could no doubt have run his way onto the podium. Marnar’s time was 5:49.90, which is clearly an age-group record for boys 15.
Otherwise it was the three athletes from Hvirlan who had to go into the fire as early as 9:00 that morning. Fire is perhaps saying a bit much, since after the scorching heat on Saturday it had now started to rain.
Real bad luck for Helgi Geyti, who was to throw the discus. In the discus especially, it is hard to get good results in the rain, so the goal of a new personal best beyond 31.63 was going to be difficult to reach. But it had to be attempted, and the attempts were not far off. Helgi had two good throws, the better of them 28.94 metres.
Elsa Berg also set a personal best, in the 300 metres for girls 14. Although Elsa tightened up a little towards the end, she ran a fine time of 46.68 seconds. Elsa too is an exciting prospect when looking ahead to the Island Games next summer.
Rúni Seloy, who has usually run the 800 and 1500 metres, has worked on his speed this year and has therefore also chosen to compete in the 100 and 200 metres. On Sunday the 200 metres was on the programme. The training has paid off, and Rúni improved his best 200-metre time considerably. In a very close heat Rúni finished 4th in a time of 24.18 seconds.
17-year-old Rebekka Fuglø has struggled a lot over the past year to find her good old form again, the form that has won so many medals for FÍF. She has been badly hampered by injuries of various kinds. The competition in Gothenburg was therefore meant to show what level she is at right now. The goal in the 400 m was reached, and now it was the 800 m that was to be put to the test. The goal was 2:25–2:30. Rebekka, even though she was at the back, ran the first lap in 72 seconds, which was exactly according to plan. On the second lap she ran well, especially the last 150 metres, where she overtook many of the girls and came all the way up to fourth place in the heat. All in all it was a very well-paced 800 m race, which ended with a time of 2:26.99. Hopefully she will get over all her injuries so that she can train 100% towards the Island Games next year.
