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On Saturday 23 July, Hvirlan is organising a competition on the Tórsbreyt track, which they call Jatnatøk. At this competition Hvirlan tries to bring athletes from abroad to the Faroe Islands to compete against our own best athletes. In 2010 there were participants from Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Both Swedes and Icelanders will be taking part again this year.
The competition is for adults, but there will also be two youth groups, 12-13 years and 16-17 years, for both girls and boys. The strongest competition looks set to be in the men’s high jump. Three athletes who have cleared over 190 cm this year have entered. Among them is our own Øssur Debes Eiriksfoss, who of course won the bronze medal at the Island Games when he jumped 195 cm.
The other events are as follows:
- Girls 12-13: 80 m, long jump, high jump and discus
- Boys 12-13: 80 m, long jump, discus and javelin
- Girls 16-17: 100 m, 800 m, long jump, high jump, javelin and discus
- Boys 16-17: 100 m, 400 m, 800 m, long jump, high jump, javelin and shot put
- Women: 100 m, 400 m, 800 m, 5,000 m, long jump, high jump and javelin
- Men: 100 m, 400 m, 800 m, 5,000 m, long jump, high jump and javelin
The competition for the 12-13-year-olds runs from 10:00 to around 12:00, and the competition for the older athletes will be from 14:00 to around 17:00.
Entries can be made by sending an email to hvirlan@hvirlan.fo. Entries must include: name, year of birth, club, event(s), personal best and season’s best in each event.
Read more about the event at www.hvirlan.fo
From Jatnatøk 2010. Once again this year, the high jump will be one of the “high points” of Jatnatøk.
There was an international feel on the Tórsbreyt track in 2010, when Hvirlan organised Jatnatøk
