Finland is located in northern Europe. Due to its high latitude and the impact of maritime climate, the weather is mild and damp in August and September, with an average daily temperature around 16 degrees Celsius, slightly cool.
This year, the 10th World Athletic Championship is being held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. A total of over 1,200 athletes from 67 countries have come to participate in this event, which is the largest athletics competition outside of the Olympic Games.
All events of the championship are taking place in Helsinki's Olympic Comprehensive Gymnasium over a span of eight days.
On the first day of the competition, Link represented the Huaxia Team in the men's shot put event.
In the first round of throws, Link's best result among three attempts was 21.47 meters, surpassing the 21.18 meters he achieved in last August's Olympic shot put finals by 29 centimeters—a great result.
However, this score placed him only second in the first round.
