Czech Sure to Reach the Final
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"I promise it will be a real fight," says Slovenian discus thrower Kristjan Čeh, who will meet three Lithuanians - Mykolas Aleknas, Andrius Gudžiai and Martynas Aleknas - again in the discus final.
At the ongoing European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain, there were two standard-setters in the discus throw qualification – world record holder Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania and defending champion Kristjan Ceh from Slovenia.
Kristjan Čeh began his defense of his discus title with a successful performance in the qualifiers on the second day of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The former 2022 world champion achieved the automatic standard (66 meters) for the final on Thursday with his first throw, when he was awarded 67.52 meters.
The defending champion in discus throw will compete today at the European Championships in Birmingham, aiming to finish the qualifications with the first throw. The competition has never been stronger.
Kristjan Čeh will begin defending his discus title on the second day of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham at 1 p.m. in the qualifications. At 8:05 p.m., Tina Šutej will also compete in the pole vault qualifications in the hunt for her ninth medal at major competitions.
The Lithuanian track and field team at the European Championships will be smaller than two years ago. However, the Lithuanians have reasonable hopes of winning a medal. Perhaps more than one. More than one and a half thousand athletes will compete for medals at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, all week long – from August 10 to 16. 19 Lithuanians will be among the continent’s best track and field athletes. Our country’…
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