Salminen stands behind the pride flag he painted, with a pedestrian street in the background. — Triple jumper Senni Salminen on the pedestrian street of Imatra in the summer of 2021.

The city awarded successful athletes

2021 athletes from Imatra were awarded for their performances in 36.

The city of Imatra has awarded scholarships to successful athletes and sports clubs last year.

There were a total of 36 award-winning athletes, and the range of award-winning sports is wide.

—Warm congratulations to all the awardees and good luck in the coming years, service director Arja Kujala wish.

The awardees have received a congratulatory letter from the city by e-mail. Due to the ongoing corona epidemic, the award ceremony will not be organized.

Proposals for athletes to be awarded could be sent to the city in December-January. The condition for the award was the prize place achieved in the Finnish championships in the 17–23-year-old series and in the general series of the Nordic, European and world championships. The success achieved in the Olympics and Paralympics was evaluated separately on a case-by-case and sport-specific basis.

For more information:
Director of Services Arja Kujala phone 020 617 2227, arja.kujalaimatra.fi (arja[dot]kujala[at]imatra[dot]fi) (available to meet from 14.2.)
Administrative and sales secretary Kati Bragge, p. 020 617 2216, kati.braggeimatra.fi (kati[dot]bragge[at]imatra[dot]fi)

Awarded athletes, teams and clubs

Budoseura Imatran Kusanku Ry

Lauri Vakkilainen, Karate, Kumite, SM3 U18 -68 kg
Sara Sainio, Karate, Kumite, SM3 U18 -59 kg

Imatran Urheilijat Ry/Biathlon

Elena Jyrkinen, shot put, relay team SM1 Women
Venla Lehtonen, shot put, SM2 Women
Pinja Yläharju, shot put, relay team SM1 Women
Olli Jarva, shooting, SM1 Men
Marko Mänttäri, shot put, relay team SM3 Men
Jukka Virolainen, shot put, relay team SM3 Men
Miro Karppanen, cross-country skiing, SM1 M23

Imatra athletes Ry/Yleiseruhlu

Nelli Anttonen, 100 m, SM3, N17y
Anni Konnu, high jump, SM2, N17y
Otto Pulkkinen, long jump, SM3 M22y
Senni Salminen, triple jump and long jump, hall SM1, women
Eero Virtanen, shot put, halls SM3 M22y

MMA Imatra Ry

Maiju Aurala, lock wrestling, SM3 women intermediate +65 kg
Matti Aurala, freestyle match, MM3 U18 -120,2 kg
Miro Honkanen, freestyle, SM1 65,8 kg
Juuso Kentämaa, lock wrestling, SM2 men beginner -100 kg
Silja Piironen, freestyle, MM3 U16 -62kg
Tuomo Salo, lock wrestling, SM2 men intermediate -76 kg
Maiju Suotama, lock wrestling, SM1 pro women -60kg
Iida Suvanto, freestyle, MM1 U16 -62kg
Juho Suvanto, freestyle match, MM2 U18 -83,5kg
Romeo Thanveera, lock wrestling, SM3 men intermediate -100kg
Konsta Uronen, lock wrestling, SM1 men beginner -65kg
Justus Vesala, lock wrestling, SM2 men intermediate -83kg

Veiterä Ry/Iceball, SM2 Men

Paavo Huuhtanen
Matias Lehtonen
Tuukka Loikkanen

Vuoksenniskan Vesa

Otto Huuhtanen, Greco-Roman wrestling, SM2 U17 48kg

Wiipurin Suted/Iceball, SM1, women

Iida Heija
Mint Kankaanpää
Joanna Nykänen
Sara Oravuo
Anna Tiippana
Siiri Väyrynen