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In January it will already be four years since Bjørk Herup Olsen won the 1,500 metres at the Reykjavík International Games. Nobody had expected Bjørk to win that day, least of all the Icelandic media. They were left quite stunned when, towards the end of a fierce sprint finish, Bjørk got one centimetre ahead of Fríða Rún Thordardóttir, who was said to have been unbeaten in Iceland for several years. Fríða Rún is still among the top runners in Iceland and was the second Icelandic woman at the recent Nordic Cross-Country Championships in Reykjavík.
The 1,500 m race was apparently shown live on Icelandic television, and for the 3-2 programme the following Monday evening, KVF had obtained this clip from RUV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k41FyokaRro – a film clip that everyone interested in running should watch to the end.
Another very interesting thing about this race is that the young Anita Hindriksdóttir is taking part in her first big competition. So although Bjørk has only just turned 18 here, she is a good deal older than Anita, who was only 13-14 years old. This summer Anita became European champion over 800 m for under-20s. Anita also competed this summer at DN-Galan in Stockholm, a Golden League meet.
Many Faroese athletes have competed in the indoor hall in Reykjavík and have seen Anita with her great speed and distinctive running style.
If everything goes as planned, Bjørk will arrive in the Faroe Islands on Friday and is expected to take part in TF VK3, round 3 of the Winter Series, on Saturday.
Bjørk and Fríða Rún in an exciting sprint finish.
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