Kamga & Petersson: World Cup Final Bound

13 SEPTEMBER 2025 | 05:17

Vanessa Kamga and Wictor Petersson are ready for the World Cup final in discus and bullet respectively. Petersson made a stable qualification with 21.14 as long as Kamba secured the final place with 63.50 in the final round.

Already during the first morning pass at the World Cup in Tokyo, Sweden received two final participants.

Both Malmö’s Wictor Petersson and the tram Jesper Arbinge participated in the male ball qualification. Petersson opened strongly by 21.02 and improved to 21.14 in the second round. His third shock became invalid, but the result was enough for a fourth place in the qualifying. The final will be decided tonight, at 14.10 Swedish time.

– It was stable. I felt good in my body and was pretty sure 21 would suffice. It was difficult to tag in the third round when I began to feel safe. It will be a lot of fun tonight, says Wictor Petersson to SVT.

Jesper Arbinge noted in 19.03 in his first shock but stood over the following two due to an injury. For the final, 20.38 was required.

Kamba struck in the final round

Hässelby’s Vanessa Kamba got a tiring start in the disco choice with 48.21 in the first throw and 58.19 in the second. Before the third and final round, she had to improve a lot to reach the final.

With strong nerves, Kamba delivered 63.50, which was enough for eighth place in the qualifying. The last final place went to Dutch Alida van Daalen at 62.65.

– The training before has gone canon. Then there was some rain before we started and I switched to other shoes that were a little slower. It wasn’t until the last I felt it was a really good throw. It is nice to feel the whole spectrum of emotions sometimes, and it is good to practice these situations. Now I’m just going to rock in the final, says Vanessa Kamba.

Upsala’s Caisa-Marie Lindfors also participated in the qualification. Her best throw measured 58.06, giving a 26th place.

Read all about the World Cup in our guide.