RAMONA, Okla. (AP) — Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition.
Alekna’s throw of 243 feet, 11 inches (74.35 meters) eclipsed the mark of 243 feet (74.08 meters) set by Germany’s Jurgen Schult on June 6, 1986. Alekna’s throw was originally measured at 244-1 (74.41) but later revised, according to World Athletics. The record is subject to ratification.
The 21-year-old Alekna, a junior at the University of California, is a two-time medal winner at the world outdoor championships. He captured a silver medal at the 2022 worlds in Oregon and bronze last summer in Hungary.
His big throw bumped his father, Virgilijus, to third on the career list. Virgilijus Alekna had a toss of 242-4 (73.88) in 2000.
Mykolas Alekna’s big day comes a day after Cuba’s Yaimé Perez recorded the longest women’s discus throw since 1989 at 239-9 (73.09).
AP Summer Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games
Mykolas Alekna’s performance came the day after Cuba’s Yaime Perez threw 73.09m in Ramona for the longest women’s discus throw in the world since 1989.
(asterisk)Subject to the usual ratification procedure
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 15 peopleChina reports current account surplus in Q1Despite Indiana's strong record of secondDrake complains about news helicopters flying over his house after THIRD policeSir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray courts spies over crackdown on Moscow, Iran and ChinaAfghanistan flash flooding: Hundreds dead and missingA rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hopeNorth Macedonia's new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremonyElias Díaz has 2 hits including a tiebreaking single in a sixAn apartment block collapses in Russian border city of Belgorod after heavy shelling
3.0242s , 5262.0390625 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna breaks discus throw record that stood since 1986 ,Culture Circuit news portal