The Lithuanian improves his personal mark of 74.35m and turns into the primary particular person in historical past to throw over 75 metres
Mykolas Alekna has shattered his personal world discus file by greater than a metre, with a greatest throw of 75.56m on the Oklahoma Throws Collection in Ramona (April 13).
With its gusty circumstances and beneficial tailwinds, the assembly is an everyday date within the calendar for the world’s greatest throwers and has grow to be considerably of a pilgrimage in recent times.
Alekna, who secured the Olympic discus silver medal in Paris final summer season, broke Jürgen Schult’s now historic world file of 74.08m with 74.35m on the identical occasion final yr.
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 biggest ever discus competitions, 5 athletes went past 70 metres and 7 surpassed 69 metres.
Matt Denny went second on the discus all-time listing 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 file with a greatest throw of 70.76m. Compatriot Nick Percy recorded a distance of 67.73m eventually yr’s version and obtained shut with 67.04m this yr.
Elsewhere, Sam Mattis, who threw 70.08m to put second behind Denny three days in the past, improved his greatest to 71.27m and was third general. Germany’s Clemens Prufer recorded a distance of 71.01m and completed fourth with Okoye fifth.
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