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With 120 participants in around 500 starts, FM-U 2012, the Faroese Youth Championships, was by far the biggest so far. All three of the big clubs, Bragdið, Hvirlan and Treysti, turned out in strength this weekend. Of the other clubs, only Frælsi had participants there.
Frælsi had three participants there, and they also did very well. Here is Ragnar Weihe, who won gold in the long jump for boys 10-11. Andreas B. Antoft took silver and Elias Thorsteinsson won bronze.
As the number of participants grows, so does the basis for more activities of other kinds around the competition. This year the Tórsbreyt track had extra flags, tents were put up for both participants and organisers, a sale of second-hand shoes was organised, and on top of that Sunday began with a very fine parade, which will certainly be repeated next year. Then there will be marching music too!
For the first time a parade was organised at Tórsbreyt, and it went really well. Here is the Hvirlan team coming onto the field in their new kit.
Bragdið was the most successful club over the weekend
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On the other hand, it is less certain whether the tents will be back. With weather as good as we had this weekend, there is no need for tents. And hopefully, as expected, the officials’ office will be in the smart new technical room that is to be built on top of the toilets. The municipality has promised that this work will get under way later this year.
Debes, Gutti and Hallur made do with the tent as a technical room. Next year a smart new technical room will be available.
This late in the season, you might have thought most athletes had used up their last ounce of energy and that there would not be much bite left. But that was not the case. There was plenty of strength left, and we got two senior Faroese records as well as some 30 age-group records. On top of that, a huge number of personal bests were set.
Edna Maria Debes has set a Faroese record in the high jump. First 144 cm and then 147 cm!! She also set an age-group record in the 100 m! Heartfelt congratulations! Marita and Sára also took several medals home.
It was also great to see several new names and faces. And great, too, to see faces back that have been away for a while. All the clubs have had new members joining recently, and that is something to be glad about. And several of these newcomers certainly did not fade into the background in the battle for the medals.
Samuel Johansen already showed real talent at FM-U last year. But this year he came back and showed remarkable strength. Gold in the 60 m, 400 m, long jump, ball throw and shot put. Yes, gold in every event for the 8-9-year-olds. It will be exciting to follow Samuel from here.
Yet another new and exciting name for Treysti. Martin Klein Joensen, born ’99, won gold in both the 80 metres and the long jump.
The Høj siblings were also worth noting. Katarina Høj, whom we know from the talent group, and her brother, Pauli Høj, who has taken up athletics this year. Katarina had played in a football cup final on Saturday morning and so missed some events. But she came back strongly and won the 300 m, 600 m, long jump and javelin. In the 300 m and 600 m she set new age-group records. Pauli is among the younger ones in the 10-11 age group, but still won a good, comfortable victory after a really well-judged tactical race in the 600 metres.
Sprinting, running, throwing, jumping, handball, football… Katarina Høj is truly a fantastic all-round sportswoman. Gold in the long jump, javelin, 300 m and 600 m. Yes, every event she entered.
Pauli Høj (215) won the 600 metres. From left: Ragnar Weihe, Adreas B. Antoft, Pauli Høj, Hans Petur W. Frímundsson, Bárður Jóhansson, Hugin Jacobsen. Jóhan Hansson Joensen is out in front, outside the picture. Pauli also won the 300 metres.
Elisabet Holm Simonsen and Oddvør Josephsen have for several years now had some quite outstanding results. Queens of the Island Games in the Faroe Islands in 2019? Here they both come in under the age-group record that Oddvør set earlier this year. Elisabet ran 1:52 for the 600 metres!
Those who usually represent the talent group also did well and, not unexpectedly, won many medals.
Rúni Jacobsen showed a strong new side to himself as a 400 m runner. With a time of 53.56 seconds he is just over a second from the Island Games qualification standard in his first real 400 metres race.
Tinna B. Jørgensen sets an age-group record here in the 80 m for girls 12-13. The time was 11.42 and the wind was +1.9 (the wind is missing from the results list)
At last it came off for Trygvi Laksáfoss. All year he has struggled to clear 170 cm, but has mostly ended up at 160 cm. But on Sunday everything went almost better than it should. He cleared 179 cm, setting a massive personal best and an age-group record too. Trygvi is now the Faroese athlete who has jumped highest of all after Øssur Eiriksfoss (200 cm)
Both days ended with relays. On Saturday it was the 4×100 metres and on Sunday the mixed 4×200. Relays are always fun and different. And often exciting as well. That was the case in some of the races too, and it was lovely to see how well teammates supported each other.
Bragdið won the mixed 4×200 in the 12-13 age group. But Hvirlan in second place and Treysti in third also had very strong teams.
I cannot thank enough the many of you who, on every competition day, lend a hand with a measuring tape, a rake or some other officiating task. You are always so helpful, and without your help and support it is quite simply impossible to hold competitions. Thank you once again to you all.
When you are injured, it is good to be able to help. Rógvi was loyal and steadfast with the wind gauge on both days.
Behind every strong (revolver) man stands a nicely smiling woman. Niels Jákup and Rosa. Behind them you can see half of Anja, who is always ready and willing to help.
Same story. How would Gutti have kept track of the medals without Ingun? Jonhard was also quick to hand them out.
How could you not include this picture?? Bára, Børka and Kristina have done the long jump
Here the photo series and the report stop. They could, and perhaps should, have gone on a good while longer, but they had to stop somewhere. A few things have been highlighted, but most of it remains as figures in the results list. And I have quite certainly forgotten some really great result. But a huge number of photos were taken this weekend. Both www.bragdid.fo and www.hvirlan.fo have photos in abundance.
