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Vanessa Kamga charges up with world best

Last year, Vanessa Kamga surprisingly emerged as Sweden's best female athlete when she came fifth in the Olympic discus final. Now she opened the season by doing perhaps the best competition of her life, which shows that Vanessa is well prepared for BAUHAUS-galan on June 15.

At the European Cup in throwing, which was held in Cyprus in mid-March, Vanessa recorded a new world best of 63.25 when she won the toughest discus competition of the year so far.

She defeated four of the finalists in last year’s Olympics. Runner-up Liliana Cá from Portugal had a time of 62.66.

Vanessa’s Swedish record from the 2024 Olympic final is 65.14.

– Strong to throw just over 63 meters this early in the season, rated coach Mats Olsson.

Vanessa Kamga had a nice series with four throws over 60 meters: 59.28 – 60.64 – 57.95 – 61.45 – 63.25 – 62.86.

– World best feels so powerful! I’m so proud of the way I compete and push myself against such tough competition like this. It was a strong field with five out of twelve girls from the 2024 Olympic final. I think it’s cool, Vanessa commented.

The victory in the European Cup was Vanessa’s first win in an international senior championship.

– ­That was great of Vanessa. She had a great competition, maybe her best ever,” said Mats Olsson.

This year, the World Championships in Tokyo in September are Vanessa’s big goal. With 65.14 from last year’s Olympic final, she has already passed the tough qualifying threshold for the World Championships and will therefore not have to chase qualifying results this summer.

Vanessa and Mats will next go to the USA for a training camp, then the first Diamond League competition of the year awaits in Xiamen, China, on April 26. Vanessa’s invitation to this competition is a result of her breaking into the world elite last year.

– Technically, Vanessa threw well, but there are details to refine, said Mats Olsson, who hopes that Vanessa will hit the target in BAUHAUS-galan at Stockholm Stadium on June 15.

Text: Anders Olsson