Taicang, 10.08.2024 | Corporate Press Release
STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Newcomers CUP 2024
On Saturday 10 August 2024, eight European and eight Chinese athletes jointly participated in four disciplines. The exciting competitions were held in Taicang.
Facing severe weather conditions due to heat, the competitions of Standing Block Chop and Underhand Chop posed even greater challenges for the athletes. Ivan Bambuskar from Czechia achieved an excellent result of 30.72 seconds to win the first place in the Standing Block Chop, and also secured the first place in the Underhand Chop with a time of 33.08 seconds. In the Single Buck event, Chinese athlete Yuan Yijia broke his personal best record of 19.35 seconds, only trailing the first place by 3 seconds. Austrian athlete Simon Oberzaucher won the first place with a good performance of 16.55 seconds.
1st place Tim Anthofer (Rookies)
2nd place Ivan Bambuškar (Intermediate)
3rd place Jeffrey Hübscher (Rookies)
During the interview with the winner Tim Anthofer after the competition, Tim stated that it was very exciting for him to compete in China. Weather conditions were tricky for everyone, but all athletes went in to give it their all and deliver a great performance. Chinese athlete Liu Bao also said in the interview: "This sport is just starting in China, and we still have a big gap with European athletes. This competition has given us a good look at the gap with our opponents, which will also motivate the Chinese team to catch up”.
