2023-07-03 08:59:18
The discus throw at the Stockholm meeting could have had a dramatic outcome. While the Swede Daniel Stahl was in second place in the standings, his last throw, which could have allowed him to take the lead on his land, ended his race on a judge who came to measure the test.
Left on the ground to measure as faithfully as possible the attempt of the Swede, the judge misjudged the trajectory of the disc and was touched in the shoulder. Weighing two kilos, the disc could have done serious damage if it had landed in the victim’s head. However, she was able to avoid it and escaped unscathed. For the anecdote, the test did not need to be measured, the pitcher having bitten.
Before that, the meeting had already been hectic. Climate activists had entered the track to obstruct the arrival of the men’s 400m hurdles. The evening finally ended well with the world record attempt (6.23 m) by local pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, a real star in his country. Even though he failed to improve on his own record, the Swede still won the contest by clearing a bar at 6.05m.
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