Daniel Ståhl takes a stand on the criticism of Mykolas Alekna’s ME result.
Lithuanian Mykolas Aleknan the circumstances of the discus throw’s world record result in April have been criticized in the media.
Alekna, 21, broke the 38-year-old world record in April at the Games in Oklahoma, USA.
Alekna’s best throw was measured as 74.35 meters, which is 27 centimeters better than Jürgen Schultin the previous world record he threw in 1986.
Among other things, for example, an Olympic champion Daniel Ståhlia and silver medalist Simon Pettersson coached by a former discus thrower Vesteinn Hafsteinsson said to the Swede for Aftonbladetthat events like the Oklahoma Games should not be held.
Games was held at Millican Field in Ramona, where the wind is usually strong. According to Hafsteinsson, the conditions were very favorable for discus throwing.
Dominant world champion Daniel Ståhl did not sign off on the criticism given by his former coach For Expressen in the interview he gave.
Ståhl did not participate in the April Games because he wanted to save his best results for next summer and the Paris Olympics. However, he does not rule out participating in the Oklahoma Games sometime later.
“There is no rule about it, and I think everyone can race in the wind they want,” he said.
Ståhl also pointed out that headwinds do not always automatically lead to better results.
“I’ve tried to throw even in a fairly strong wind, and at first I just threw straight into the air. It’s actually really tricky,” he said.
Statistician A. Lennart Julin by discus throwers throw an average of 2.5 meters further at Millican Field than at other athletic fields.
“We go to such competitions chasing records in a stormy wind, and then in the championships we throw much shorter distances. I’ve been saying for the last 20 years that I think it’s wrong,” Vesteinn stated.
Vesteinn does not believe that Alekna would have broken the world record under other circumstances.
“No one will throw over 74 meters at next summer’s Olympics. I’m not at all surprised by that world record, considering the circumstances.”
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