Ukhov and Barshim, the Emperors of the high jump, to meet in Malmo Games

Mutasz Barshim, photo by PhotoRun.net

Ivan Ukhov, photo by PhotoRun.net

The dreamchild of Rajne Soderborg, the man behind the DN Galan Games for nearly two decades (until two years ago), and Daniel Wesfeldt, one of the sport’s most connected sports managers, the Malmo Games will be held for the first time on 25 February 2015. RunBlogRun will be there, so should you!

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From MalmoGames.com website

MalmÃ¶ Games 25 February in MalmÃ¶ Arena offers the audience an intense fight in high jump between some of the world’s best high jumpers. The Indoor World Champion, Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar is one of them. Barshim has a person record of 2,43 metres and has during the previous season had several duels with his toughest competitor Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, where some competitions resulted in serious tries at the world record hight 2,46 metres.

Barshim, who often trains in MalmÃ¶ and is coached by the former MalmÃ¶ coach Stanly Szcsyrba, looks forward to a high qualitative indoor season. He is aiming at the world record each time he competes and plans only three competitions and will end the season in MalmÃ¶ 25 February, Will we experience a world record in MalmÃ¶ Arena?

Barshim will get tough competition from Ivan Ukhov, Russia. He always does a good indoor season and is also reigning olympic champion from London and was second after Bashim at the Indoor World Championships. Ukhov was very close to set a world record last indoor season and had several competitions over 240 this year with the best of 2,42 Â on Februari 25! This calls for an exciting clash of champions in MalmÃ¶ 25 February.

“We are proud to present the world’s best high jumpers in MalmÃ¶ and are looking forward to a competition of top class. It feels also very special to have Mutaz competing at MalmÃ¶ Games since we over the years have, very close here in MalmÃ¶, been able to follow his development to the world’s best high jumper under the guidience of Stanly Szcsyrba”, says meeting director Rajne Soderberg.

Bohdan Bondarenko has not yet decided if he will do an indoor season but has expressed that if he does he will be glad to come to MalmÃ¶ Games.

For more info please contact:
Rajne SÃ¶derberg +4670Â5935982
Daniel Wessfeldt +4670Â4104606

www.malmogames.com

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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