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Discus thrower Vanessa Kamga trains in Swedish winter for championships

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  • Vanessa Kamga is training for the indoor Swedish Championships using winter methods like throwing in snow and against walls.
  • Kamga credits Swedish winter training with building resilience and thick skin for competition.
  • She views the long pre-season training period as an advantage to improve her skills.

According to major media, Vanessa Kamga is one of the world's best discus throwers, though the specific results or rankings that support this are not detailed. She lives in Falun during everyday life. During the winter season, she alternates between discus throwing against a wall and discus throwing outside in the snow.

Kamga said, "It's really very special, but what can you do? " She believes that throwing in ice and slush at home in Sweden has given her thick skin. Kamga stated, "I have gotten a lot of thick skin on my nose from throwing in ice and slush at home in Sweden.

It's really very special, but what can you do? It's winter here six months of the year.

Vanessa Kamga, Discus thrower

" She also thinks that people in Sweden are tough-skinned and get through all weather, which shows clearly in tough moments. Kamga remarked, "I think that people are tough-skinned in Sweden and get through all weather, it shows itself clearly in tough moments. " However, how exactly Daniel Ståhl's performance in the World Championship final inspires Kamga remains unclear.

Major media reports that there are still months of hard training left before the seriousness begins for Vanessa Kamga, though the specific months are not specified. Kamga does not see the long wait for the competition season as something negative. She said, "But I don't see the long wait for the competition season as something negative.

I have gotten a lot of thick skin on my nose from throwing in ice and slush at home in Sweden. Then you don't get so easily shaken by small things that pop up.

Vanessa Kamga, Discus thrower

" The exact dates and details of the indoor Swedish Championships in Sätra have not been provided.

I think that people are tough-skinned in Sweden and get through all weather, it shows itself clearly in tough moments. That showed Daniel not least in the World Championship final.

Vanessa Kamga, Discus thrower

But I don't see the long wait for the competition season as something negative. Instead, I see it as if I have twice as long time to train to become good.

Vanessa Kamga, Discus thrower
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