Only the Kenyan winner of the overall World Cup defeated the Finn.
19.6. 23:59
Cross-country skiing switched to mountain running Susanna Saapunki made Finnish history on Sunday by running through the first ever prize – winning World Cup competition in Montemuro, Portugal.
Saapunki, 29, ranked second in the 10.2-kilometer-long, 1,080-meter ascent classic of Kenyan Joyce Njerun after.
“I now only have 46 seconds left for the Kenyan, while last year I had more minutes left,” Saapunki rejoiced in the press release.
“Now the right things have been done and the training season seems to have been a success. It is good to continue with this during the World Cup. ”
The Italian who ran third in Sunday’s race Camilla Magliano lost to Saapung just over three minutes.
The city plans to focus on training for the next week and a half in its current home in Italy. He will take part in the European Championships in La Palma, Canary Islands, in early July.
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