Abstract des Autors

Offering a speaker line-up that included three legends of the sport and some top coaches, the Estonian Athletic Association, Eesti Kergejõustikuliit, welcomed 71 participants from 12 countries to Tallinn for the 3rd European Discus and Hammer Conference on 16 and 17 October 2015. The host country’s Gerd Kanter was joined by fellow Olympic champion discus thrower Virgilius Alekna, who appeared in a recording made by video link, and by all-time great hammer thrower Yuriy Sedykh. They and the other speakers on the programme helped to illustrate the conference theme “There are different ways to the top” by discussing their careers and a range of topics, from throwing technique to injury prevention to the composition of their support teams in presentations, practical sessions and panel discussions. The conference was a part of the 2015 European Athletics Coaching Summit Series. This report summarises the highlights of the two days.