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The Faroese athletes won no fewer than seven medals on Saturday at the Danish Youth Championships (DM-U), held at Østerbro in Copenhagen. As we wrote yesterday, hopes of more medals were high for the second day of competition, which took place on Sunday.
It rained heavily on Saturday night and all events were postponed by an hour. At one point there was even talk of cancelling the meet. Fortunately the weather did not get that bad, and in the rain in the afternoon the Faroese managed to win gold, silver and bronze: one of each.
Once again it was Rebekka Fuglø (Girls 20–22) who made the biggest headlines. Yesterday she became Danish champion in the 1,500 m, and today she repeated the feat by also winning the 800 m. This time she set a new Faroese record of 2:13.62 and beat the Danish star runner Josefine Rytter!
The most miserable event to compete in when it rains is the discus. The summer in the Faroes has been dry this year, but Hallur Simonsen (Boys 18–19) showed that he can also throw close to his best in wet weather. He threw so well today that he finished in silver-medal position. No fewer than six throwers finished beyond 40 metres today, so it has to be said that it was an outstanding achievement by Hallur to work his way up to 2nd place in a competition where he had been ranked sixth beforehand!
Hallur Simonsen won DM silver in the discus for boys aged 18–19
The third medal of the day was won by Katarina Høj (Girls 14–15) in the 800 metres, where several runners crossed the line close together. The times were not especially fast, so this must have been a tactical race in the miserable weather. Katarina Høj also won bronze yesterday, so this has been an excellent championships for her.
Another Faroese record was set today when Margit W. Fríðmundsdóttir ran 27.77 to finish 8th in the Girls 14–15 category. That means we got Faroese records in four different events this weekend!
The Faroese participants are therefore coming home with no fewer than 10 medals and new records in the men’s javelin, women’s triple jump, women’s 800 m and women’s 200 m! In addition, several age-group records were set, and several athletes set personal bests.
FÍF warmly congratulates everyone on their results and wishes them a safe journey home.
