Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
A cold easterly breeze hampered our sprinters today when Grand Prix 2 took place at the Tórsbreyt track. A 2-4 m/s wind straight in the face proved that you need a +wind to run to your best. One age-group record in the sprints was set nonetheless, when Andreas B. Antoft (Boys 10) ran 12.90 sec over 80 metres into a -4.4 m/s wind. And although conditions were not among the best for the middle-distance runners either, the two great talents Oddvør Josephsen and Katarina Høj still managed to set new age-group records over 800 metres for Girls 11 and Girls 13.
But the biggest result came in the high jump. Here, the Faroe Islands’ best high jumper ever by a distance, Øssur Debes Eiriksfoss, was among the participants, and he had a great day. A Faroese record first at 196 and then at 200 centimetres. He cleared 200 on his third and final attempt, when he just brushed the bar, which nevertheless stayed on. When Øssur can jump 2.00 metres with so little high jump training, it is very exciting to imagine how far he could take it.
Today’s competition had close to 300 starts. Hvirlan hosted the competition and did an excellent job of running the many events. The third and final round of the Grand Prix will be on Saturday 15 September, when Treysti comes south to organise it.
After a tough day – including on the seabed – Øssur stunned everyone, not least himself, when he got over two metres in the high jump. It was the second time that day he set a Faroese record. Just before, he had also jumped 196 cm, one centimetre higher than when he won bronze at the last Island Games.
Tinna Berg Jørgensen giving it her all in the long jump.
Girls 10-11 just before the starting gun in the 80 m.
Despite a broken bone, Eyðdis was back and keen to officiate. Hans and Birna were also officials.
Monika Pernille Jacobsen won the first heat comfortably. She also won the shot put.
Regin Joensen has improved a lot in the javelin, and today he won the Boys 16-17 competition.
Tummas Napoleon Arge won Boys 16-17, and also had the very best time of the day over 200 metres.
Bárður Jóhansson has improved a lot in every area. Here he gets some good advice from his mum.
Good to see athletes from Frælsi at the Tórsbreyt track. Hopefully there will be even more next time. (and then they will compete in blue, which is Frælsi’s colour 😉
New and good old. The 800 metres became very exciting when 4 age groups ran at the same time.
