Vanessa Kamga only needed one throw in the discus qualifying round to reach the qualifying mark. She is therefore through to the discus final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. It feels good, it was a solid throw, Kamga tells SVT.
SportsThere will be a pair of siblings in the Swedish European Athletics team. Already selected discus thrower Vanessa Kamga will be joined by her sister Patricia, who competes in the hammer throw. It is the largest Swedish team in modern times, with 65 athletes, says national team captain Kajsa Bergqvist.
SportsVanessa Kamga got off to a flying start in this year's Diamond League season. At the gala in Xiamen, China, the Swedish discus star posted a season-best throw - 64.02 meters.
SportsOlympic Games fifth place, World Championship fourth place and now awarded for the second time for her social commitment. But life as an elite athlete is tough economically for discus thrower Vanessa Kamga. The second after I stepped out of the cage in the World Championship final, it's about doing what I think is economically sustainable, she says.
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