Tuusula is giving middle-distance running a boost!
Mayor Janne Mellin and track and field athlete Joonas Kumpulainen signed a sponsorship agreement today, under which Tuusula Municipality will support Kumpulainen’s sporting career. The agreement forms part of the municipality’s support for promising young athletes.
The agreement is for one year, but the council aims to continue the partnership beyond that.
– We want to find athletes we can support for the long term, says Mayor Mellin.
Joonas Kumpulainen, a 20-year-old who recently graduated from Mäkelänrinne Sports High School and is currently completing his military service, is a track and field athlete specialising in middle-distance events.
– Among other things, my goal this year is to achieve a good result at the Kaleva Games and to improve my personal bests in all distances, says Kumpulainen.
Kumpulainen reveals that he is heading off to a training camp in France next. However, he has become very familiar with the training venues in his home region as well.
– I train a lot at the Tuusula Sports Centre; the stair climbers, in particular, get a lot of use. In winter, my routine at Urka includes skiing, for example.
In March, the Municipal Executive Board decided to support a total of four young athletes from Tuusula through
sponsorship agreements lasting one to two years.
As part of the sponsorship agreement, Joonas Kumpulainen challenged Mayor Mellin to run the Cooper test. Mayor accepted the challenge!
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