Category: Discus Throw News
Valarie Allman won the discus throw gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Valarie Allman (USA) remains unbeaten in the discus throw event and won the title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The American athlete recorded 69.48m and although quite below her season’s best, she was far ahead of her rivals in the event and won her first world title after the silver in 2023 and
World Athletics ratified three world records
World records set by three athletes who are set to feature prominently at the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo 25 – Mykolas Alekna, Beatrice Chebet, and Armand Duplantis – have received ratification from World Athletics. Mykolas Alekna achieved his first world discus throw record of 74.35m on April 14, 2024, at the Oklahoma Throws
Oleh Doroshchuk won the high jump gold at the Brussels Diamond League
The 2025 Apeldoorn European Indoor champion in the high jump Oleh Doroshchuk triumphed at the Brussels Diamond League, clearing 225cm on his first attempt for the gold. The Ukrainian high jumper achieved his first Diamond League victory this season, after earning the silver in Rome and the bronze in Silesia. The silver in the men’s
Jarno van Daalen won double European U20 gold in shot put and discus throw in Tampere
Dutch athletics talent Jarno van Daalen won double gold at the Tampere European Athletics U20 Championships. After winning the shot put gold, the Dutch athlete also claimed the discus title as well,. Jarno van Daalen triumphed in the shot put event with 21.07m. The silver went to Aatu Kangasniemi (Finland) with best attempt of 20.82m
Chase Jackson broke her own US record in the shot put at the Idaho Meeting
Two-time world champion Chase Jackson broke her own US record in the shot put at the Idaho Meeting to 20.95m. Her winning throw came in the first round. She registered only one other valid attempt of 20.45m. Maggie Ewen came second with 19.69m, seven centimeters ahead of Jaida Ross. Chase Jackson’s winning mark not only
Valarie Allman recorded another Diamond League’s victory in Paris
Two-time Olympic discus throw champion Valarie Allman (USA) recorded another Diamond League’s victory of the season. The American athlete won the tournament at the Charletti Stadium in Paris with 67.56m. However, she achieved her best result only in her last sixth attempt, before which she was in second place. The European discus and shot put
Mykolas Alekna improved his own discus throw world record breaking the 75-meter barrier
Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna surpassed his own discus throw world record by over a meter, achieving an exceptional throw of 75.56 meters at the Oklahoma Throws Series. This event was part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting, held in Ramona on Sunday. Returning to the venue where he previously set his record of
Valarie Allman reclaimed the North American discus throw record at the Oklahoma Throws Series
The two-time Olympic champion Valarie Allman (USA) reclaimed the North American discus throw record with an impressive throw of 73.52m at the Oklahoma Throws Series, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting, held in Ramona on Saturday. This achievement marks the longest women’s discus throw globally since 1989, picking up Valarie Allman to
Matthew Denny nearly set a new discus throw world record at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona
Four days after achieving a personal best by surpassing the 70-metre mark for the first time, Australian discus thrower Matthew Denny nearly set a new world record at the Oklahoma Throws Series held in Ramona. The Olympic bronze medalist competed at the same venue where Mykolas Alekna established the world record last year, and where
Matthew Denny achieved an impressive result in the discus throw but admitted that his goal was a world record
Matthew Denny achieved an impressive result in the discus throw, becoming the first Australian to throw over 70m in the event. At a competition in Ramona (Oklahoma, USA), he recorded a result of 72.07m, which is the fifth highest in the history of the discipline. Matthew Denny previously held the Australian national record of 69.96m