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Once again tonight we have five finals on the programme, and tonight we get a little of every discipline in athletics: jumps, throws and running. Tonight’s programme is as follows
- 19:40 Trygvi Laksafoss, long jump
- 19:50 Rógvi Højgaard, javelin
- 20:10 Marnar Djurhuus, 5,000 m
Trygvi Laksafoss will try his hand at the long jump at his first Island Games
The first event tonight is the long jump competition for Trygvi Laksafoss. Trygvi also competed in the high jump, but it did not go so well because of a knee injury, which meant he had to take off from the wrong leg. The movements in the long jump are completely different, and Trygvi does not think the knee injury will have any effect on tonight’s competition. Even so, the prospects of a medal are poor. At least three jumpers have recently been over 7 metres. Trygvi’s best jump is 6.02 m. We hope Trygvi will once again manage a jump over 6 metres tonight.
Rógvi Højgaard throws at the Island Games for the fourth time
Our best javelin thrower for many years now will compete tonight at his fourth Island Games. On the previous occasions he has come close to winning the bronze medal. Gold or silver is unlikely tonight, as two of his opponents can be expected to throw over seventy metres. Rógvi’s longest throw ever came in 2007, when he set the current Faroese record of 57.74 metres. Over the past year Rógvi has been throwing 54-55 metres on a good day. Bronze usually goes for around 54-56 metres, so we allow ourselves reasonable hopes.
Finally tonight, Marnar Djurhuus will run the 5,000 metres. We have studied the start list closely and believe Marnar has a good chance of keeping up with most of the field for a long way. The plan is for him to stay calm and bide his time. With the finishing kick we have sometimes seen from Marnar, for example at the last Island Games, we hope he can once again win himself a place on the podium tonight.
Marnar is not entirely without a chance of winning a medal tonight. The photo is from the 10,000 metres race.
