For those who have forgotten what a good javelin throw is: 66.50 meters is the year’s best in the world and would have been enough for WC silver and EC gold last season. The WC requirement of 63.80 meters was smashed. – There have been many years of banging your head quite brutally against the concrete wall. It’s nice that it’s the wall that gives way and not the head, says Andreas Thorkildsen to news. The Olympic champion from 2004 and 2008 is Borge’s coach. He has seen her struggle in recent years, but has kept the faith. Because you actually have to go all the way back to 2019 to find the last time she threw over 60 meters in competition. Her previous personal record of 63.28 was set in 2017. – The goal this year was to qualify for the WC. I haven’t thrown that far in a long time, Borge grins on the phone from Halle. Borge’s best throw year by year Sigrid Borge’s best throw in the last ten seasons: 2014: 53.50 meters 2015: 55.72 2016: 59.33 2017: 63.28 2018: 62.42 2019: 62.20 2020: 50, 02 2021: 53.08 2022: 55.26 2023: 66.50 Source: World Athletics Made changes last autumn She shares credit for the monster throw with Thorkildsen and Paul Solberg, hammer thrower Eivind Henriksen’s coach. Solberg – also a former javelin thrower – has set up a new strength program for her. – I have had some difficult years, where I have barely thrown 50 metres. Spears are not everything. It helps when you have a coach who has faith in me. I have faith in me. I was young when I threw long, so being a bit of a stubborn westerner helps. Now I think it’s silly fun to keep going. AT THE TOP: Sigrid Borge (centre) won ahead of Mitchell Kathryn (57.16) and Padovan Paola (56.41). Photo: Privat / Privat She admits at the same time that it wasn’t as much fun after last season. – Then I thought: “Do I bother spending my time on this?” … I don’t think throwing was fun. It didn’t go well. That’s why we made changes. One of the changes is that she has started working three days a week as a teacher. It has taken your mind off bad results. She has also been inspired by Eivind Henriksen. The hammer thrower was only paid with a championship medal after he had passed the age of 30. And since the Olympic silver in Tokyo, he has followed up with WC and EC bronze last year. Now she herself hopes for a new spring. – There are so many small things that need to be done. It’s fun to think that you have the results to win gold in a championship. Now I have to get used to being in the game again. I’ve been out for a few years, so now it’s important not to do anything hocus pocus, says Borge. Thorkildsen: – Digg to watch The biggest change from before has been that she has trained in more traditional strength training: Bench press, squats and jerks. – I have responded extremely well to that, says Borge. At the same time, many things have fallen into place technically, describes javelin coach Thorkildsen. – We have really only followed a plan over several years. I have my vision of how she should throw. It takes a long time to come together about the technical solution. There are many pieces that have fallen together at the same time. It’s been fun to watch. SATISFIED COACH: Andreas Thorkildsen, here with the many champions Sander Skotheim and Markus Rooth at Bislett, was very pleased with the student’s result. Photo: Hanne Skjellum / news Thorkildsen is particularly pleased that there was more than one good throw. The first throw of 66.50 meters was followed up with a strong 63.29 meters. – There is a long way to go. When you perform towards medal-winning results, you are up there. It is reassuring to know that, says Thorkildsen.
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