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The talented javelin thrower threw 79.90 meters during the NM track and field in Bergen on Sunday. It is the longest javelin throw by a Norwegian athlete since Andreas Thorkildsen resigned in 2014.
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You have to go back 16 years, to 2004, to find another javelin thrower in Norway who has thrown all the way to Sagen, besides Andreas Thorkildsen.
– It was fun. This year I have struggled a bit with technique, but today it got loose. 10 inches too short, but it was a lot of fun. 80 meters is a dream limit, but it will be next year, says the newly crowned Norwegian NRK champion after the competition.
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The launch of the case is therefore also a new personal record for the 21-year-old, who represents SK from Bækkelaget in Oslo.
– It’s fantastic. He has five throws on his old staff and moves staff over five and a half meters. He’s doing fantastically well, coach Åsmund Martinsen tells Nettavisen after the NM competition.
His previous personal best was 74.23, but he improved by more than five and a half meters Sunday morning.
SPEARING TALENT: Kasper Sagen proved during the National Championships in Bergen that he is a great spear talent.
Photo: Ørn E. Borgen (NTB)
NM athletics 2020 Bergen 20200920. Kasper Sagen, Bækkelagets SK in action in the third round of the men’s javelin final on the last day of NM in athletics at Fana Stadium.
Photo: Ørn E. Borgen (NTB)
The case delivered several good pitches during Sunday’s NM competition. On the first attempt he threw 77.40 meters, which at the time was a new personal record.
The 21-year-old then followed with 75.45m, 75.46m and 73.22m, before a new personal record of 78.95m. But the talent of the spear did not end there. On the last attempt, he threw a total of 79.90 meters, just four inches from the magic limit of 80 meters.
Compared to Thorkildsen
– He’s very young and started throwing spears quite late. So it has enormous potential. But he still has a lot to learn and a lot to train for, says Martinsen, noting that the most important thing for Sagen’s development is staying injury-free.
– They are both tall and thin boys. Physically, there are some similarities there, and then they are very similar on the shoulder. They get a lot of chest and arm power through the shoulder, explains the trainer.
SUCCESSFUL DUO: Åsmund Martinsen (right) was previously Andreas Thorkilsen’s coach.
Photo: NTB scanpix
Three of the throws he made in the competition were the best a Norwegian has made since Thorkildsen left.
The 21-year-old is coached by Åsmund Martinsen, the man who trained Andreas Thorkildsen for, among other things, two Olympic golds and one World Cup gold.
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