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Omar El-Ghazaly, former world junior record holder (65.88 in 2003, 1.75kg) and the reigning African champion is training in his hometown Cairo at the moment. His coach Aleksander Tammert and physiotherapist Siim Altosaar are also there and helping him.

El-Ghazaly recently proved that working with Tammert has been the right choice, 64.79 in Cairo Club Championships was up to their expectations and there is definitely much more to come. It´s remarkable because El-Ghazaly never prepared for this…

Jürgen Schult has his 51th birthday today!

Jürgen was the  phenomen in athletics.  He won everything one athlete can dream about... even more,  the world record he set in 1986 still stands today.  As an athlete under the East German program, his throw of 74.08 meters bested the previous record of Soviet athlete,  Yuriy Dumchev, by 2.22 meters.

Jürgen  represented the Traktor Schwerin sport club and trained with Dr. Hermann Brandt, later he represented the Schwerin and Riesa sport clubs and…

Krisztián Pars from Hungary won in Athletics Grand Prix in Kawasaki. He threw his second best this year, with 79.47 he is placed 2nd in the World top list 2011. This was also his 7th competition in 2011.

His main competitor in Kawasaki,  Olympic Champion, Japanese hammer throwing legend Koji Murofushi started his season with 78.10 and placed second after Pars. It was a good start for Murofushi who also got the doctor degree in biomechanics.  Last time he started his season with a better…

This week we had an excellent chance interview Robert Harting.

How has your training been Robert? Any injuries?

Thank you. So far I am doing good. I don´t have any problems.

What are your social aims for this year?

My aim is to pass all my exams and concentrate on the flow of life and work.

What will be your future Robert?

I hope to have a lot of fun and rest also. I wish to make some creative things like art, or commercials.

If you end up with your career, what would be your main…

Omar El-Ghazaly started his season today in Cairo and ended up with a 64.79 that is very good considering that El-Ghazaly trains very hard and was not preparing for the competition. The competition was not planned and he had to compete for his club. His main target this year is the World Athletics Championships.

Competition: Egyptian Club Championships
Weather conditions in Cairo: +30 degrees, left headwind.

El-Ghazaly trains in Cairo at the moment with his coach Aleksander Tammert and…

Estonia´s Gerd Kanter won the first Diamond League competition this year with a decent 67.49.  Second place went to Virgilijus Alekna with 65.92 (x - 63.92 - 65.92 - x.)

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3.  Yennifer Frank Casanas 64.20

4. Ehsan Hadadi 64.16

5.  Piotr Malachowski 63.59

6.  Bogdan Pishchalnikov 61.09

Robert Harting did not compete.

Erik Cadée continued his good performances in Chula Vista with a massive 66.31 in the last round. Erik´s shape is okay and goes upward.

Märt Israel was second with 65.95 that is close to his personal best which stands on 66.56 from 2007.

Check out the video of Erik!

Erik Cadée improved his personal best in La Jolla and  won the meet. His new personal best stands on 66.95 but he had a 67m warm-up so his shape is very good at the moment.

Brett Morse from UK was second with his new personal best 64.49m. His previous best was 63.71 thrown last year in Westwood, CA.

Here are the videos of Erik.



Did you notice that he is using a new technique? It was invented by Estonian biomechanic Aadu Krevald in early century and was also used by Gerd Kanter in 2001…

Jacko Gill is the most incredible young athlete of the decade.  At the age of just 16, he managed to throw a new neighborhood record with 7.26kg shot -20.01 that is obviously a new World youth record.

The boy who is good at rewriting all the track and field record books again and again, has big goals to catch. Last year in 2010 he throw an unbelievable  23.86m with 5kg implement that was of course a new World youth record.

What can he do next? Does he have any resources left? These two are…

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