Tampere (Finland), 15-16.2.2020 -National Championships-
Indoor
Men
60m (15) 1 Samuli Samuelsson 6.80; 2 Samuel Purola 6.83; in heats: Rikku Illukka 6.83 1h1
200m (16) 1 Samuel Purola 20.85; 2 Oskari Lehtonen 21.36
There was a lot of emotion in that ventilation. There was no limit to the exhilaration of Samuel Purola after a stunning 200m win at Tampere Championship Halls.
A win of 20.85 is only 0.01 seconds from the man's record in the track. It has been nearly three years since the record broke.
Purola's Sunday result is also the second-best Finnish time ever in the hall. Jonathan Åstrand's short track run SE is 20.72. In any case, Purola's quotation is the best ever Finnish score on a long track.
The handsome rumble Oulun Pyrennus runner lifted his hall record by 0.26 seconds during the day.
- Technically a really clean run. I still couldn't hope for such a time, Purola was astonished.
Saturday's 60-meter run, including Purola, will contract four runs this weekend. It's been a while since he last ran so many races for two consecutive days.
- In the morning, I was really tired, and every place was knocking. When I came to the hall, I started playing music. I got that fighting look.
Next, Purola will try to practice such times also outdoors.