Victoria Hudson celebrates China debut: Diamond League starts in Keqiao!

Victoria Hudson celebrates China debut: Diamond League starts in Keqiao!

Keqiao, China - Victoria Hudson will open the Diamond League season for Austria on May 3, 2025. The event takes place in the newly built stadium of Keqiao in China, which for the first time serves as the venue for the famous athletics series with 40,000 spectator places and replaces Shanghai. This is also the first time that Hudson will compete in China after she had to cancel last year due to an illness. For Hudson it is an important opportunity to prove yourself and collect points for the final in Zurich (August 27/28).

As part of the meeting, the women's javeler throw is first thrown for points for the final. Other qualifications include Rabat (May 25th), Oslo (June 12) and Lausanne (August 19). Hudson reached the final in Brussels last season and took fourth place, only ten centimeters behind the podium. For 2025, the talented athlete has the goal of qualifying again for the final and the World Cup in Tokyo in September

strong field of participants

Hudson goes into the race as one of ten fixed starters, against strong competition. Among the participants are the Olympic champion and defending champion Haruka Kitaguchi from Japan and the Sün African Olympic second Jo-an-anen van Dyke. The 16-year-old Ziyi Yan, who recently set up a new U20 world record at 64.68 m, is particularly noteworthy.

In the preparation for competition, Hudson completed a ten -day training camp in Lisbon. She remained injury -free during this time and only had to cancel a training session due to a toothache. Furthermore, she has increased four kilos in preparation to increase her leg power in the start. Hudson has developed a new throwing technique this season, which relies at more start -up speed and a steeper start -up angle, which should benefit its performance.

coaching and optimal preparation

Your trainer Gregor Högler emphasizes the importance of adapting to travel traps and emphasizes that the optimized environment and the improved training quality will be crucial for Hudson's success. Before her departure to China, the athlete only has a special throwing training in the BSFZ Südstadt. Hudson is optimistic about the upcoming season and the challenges they expect.

For more information about the Diamond League and the upcoming events, please visit the official website of the Diamond League .

The event in China will surely be an exciting highlight for Hudson and the entire athletics community, as will also be The crown reports .

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