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Many of us here at home have come to know that some people put all their energy into athletics. Now the word is spreading beyond our shores too: when Dansk Atletikforbund names its people of the year in connection with its annual general meeting at the end of October, Heri Ziska will be one of three nominees for leader of the year.
He is in fine company. The DAF chair himself, Karsten Munkvad, and Michael Bruun Jepsen, the driving force behind Copenhagen Open, are the other two nominees for leader of the year.
Heri is not just a coach and leader. This photo is from the 2016 Faroese Championships, where he became Faroese champion in both the discus and the hammer
DAF describes Heri like this: ambitious, humble and helpful, with a good training philosophy when it comes to coaching young people. “Make them good, but do it gradually”. DAF also highlights that Heri encourages Faroese athletes to keep going with athletics after they have moved abroad to study.
We at FÍF fully agree. And of course we are proud as well. The work Heri has put into athletics is beyond measure. Anyone can go to the DAF website and vote. The FÍF chair has of course already cast his vote for Heri, and we at FÍF urge others to do the same.
Being nominated for this honour is already a great honour in itself. We wish Heri the best of luck. The link to the vote is here
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