Jun 26

ThrowsTalk interview with Fedrick Dacres, June 2017

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The World’s Leading Discus thrower in 2017, Fedrick Banjay Dacres talks to Shaun Pickering after his recent Diamond League victory in Stockholm.  In this interview he discusses the emergence of Jamaican Throwers, his entry into the sport, earning World Youth and Junior Championship Discus Titles and his current position as one of the favourites for the upcoming London2017 IAAF World Championships.  A knee injury hurt his chances at the Beijing 2015 World Championships, and a freak injury where he cut open the finger on his throwing hand hampered his performance at Beijing 2016, where he was the leading qualifier but could not improve in the final.  In 2017 he opened up his competitive season in Jamaica with two world leading throws and National Records of 68.67m and 68.88m but has continued his great run of form in the Diamond League with a 2nd place finish at Oslo and a win in Stockholm with 68.36m.
Jun 22

ThrowsTalk interview with Rene Sack, May 2017

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German National Discus Coach for Women, Rene Sack, talks about the German approach to throwing and development of athletes, and also about the Festival of Throwing that is the HALLE WERFERTAG. The personal coach to Discus World Silver Medallist Nadine Muller and resident coach at Halle, where they host the greatest Throwing festival in the world, Rene talks about the German system that continues to produce generations of world class throwers and his own personal approach to coaching.   A former Shot putter himself, Rene has been National Junior coach for Hammer throw, and is now the National Senior coach for Women’s Discus and produced a number of international level athletes across all the heavy throws.  The Halle Werfertage has been running or nearly 50 years and regularly brings together many of the World’s top athletes across all events, as well as junior competitions at U16, U18, U20 and U23 age groups over two glorious days at Sportpark Brandberge, which has no track but where multiple circles accommodate all the competitions.  It is a throwers dream and should be experienced by all keen throwers and coaches.
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ThrowsTalk is intended as a site to bring you personal insight on the Throws world from current and past greats of the Throwing Community. This will be in the form of personal video interviews.

Shaun PickeringThe man behind the project!
Shaun Pickering is a former Olympic Athlete, Coach and Commentator with a rich history in the sport and extensive contact list. He has a great love of the sport and a desire to promote the Throws in a positive way.
You can contact Shaun at shaun@globalthrowing.com

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