Christian Cantwell on the eve of the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels (© Bob Ramsak)
Brussels, BelgiumChristian Cantwell has dominated the Shot Put this year and short of getting lost on the way to the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme - Samsung Diamond League meeting, which takes place on Friday (27), he is assured of winning the Diamond Race in his event.
With 21 points to his name and a healthy 15 point advantage over his nearest rival, his name is as good as on the cheque for $40,000 but he is still looking to light some fireworks from the circle before the other annual display at the end of the meeting in the King Baudouin Stadium.
Back over 22 metres
Cantwell has had three competitions over the super-elite standard of 22 metres this season, topped by the 22.41m he threw at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Eugene in July.
“I may have the Diamond Race sewn up but it’s very important to me that I throw well. I threw 21.91m in Dubnica (in Slovakia) last Sunday and I feel like I’m on the upswing after that,” said Cantwell.
“I thought I was going to throw 22 metres in Dubnica, I threw 22 metres late in the season last year ( at the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki) and I’m in better shape now than I was then so I hope the rain holds off. I give myself at least a 50 per cent chance of throwing 22 metres here.”
>>Read the full story on the Samsung Diamond League Website<<
With 21 points to his name and a healthy 15 point advantage over his nearest rival, his name is as good as on the cheque for $40,000 but he is still looking to light some fireworks from the circle before the other annual display at the end of the meeting in the King Baudouin Stadium.
Back over 22 metres
Cantwell has had three competitions over the super-elite standard of 22 metres this season, topped by the 22.41m he threw at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Eugene in July.
“I may have the Diamond Race sewn up but it’s very important to me that I throw well. I threw 21.91m in Dubnica (in Slovakia) last Sunday and I feel like I’m on the upswing after that,” said Cantwell.
“I thought I was going to throw 22 metres in Dubnica, I threw 22 metres late in the season last year ( at the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki) and I’m in better shape now than I was then so I hope the rain holds off. I give myself at least a 50 per cent chance of throwing 22 metres here.”
>>Read the full story on the Samsung Diamond League Website<<
