Mykolas Alekna has shattered his personal world discus document by greater than a metre, with a finest throw of 75.56m on the Oklahoma Throws Collection in Ramona (April 13).
With its gusty circumstances and beneficial tailwinds, the assembly is a daily date within the calendar for the world’s finest throwers and has grow to be considerably of a pilgrimage lately.
Alekna, who secured the Olympic discus silver medal in Paris final summer season, broke Jürgen Schult’s now historic world document of 74.08m with 74.35m on the identical occasion final 12 months.
This time around the Lithuanian raised the bar once more and bettered his distance not as soon as however twice, recording marks of 75.56m and 74.89m.
Matt Denny (Getty)
In one of many best ever discus competitions, 5 athletes went past 70 metres and 7 surpassed 69 metres.
Matt Denny went second on the discus all-time checklist three days in the past with 74.25m and the Olympic bronze medallist improved his mark to 74.78m in Ramona.
Lawrence Okoye, 13 years after throwing 68.24m in Halle, broke his British document with a finest throw of 70.76m. Compatriot Nick Percy recorded a distance of 67.73m ultimately 12 months’s version and bought shut with 67.04m this 12 months.
Elsewhere, Sam Mattis, who threw 70.08m to put second behind Denny three days in the past, improved his finest to 71.27m and was third total. Germany’s Clemens Prufer recorded a distance of 71.01m and completed fourth with Okoye fifth.
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