2023-08-22 22:06:47
The result of the women’s discus throw final is absolutely unbelievable. American Laulauga Tausaga took gold ahead of her compatriot, the huge favorite Valarie Allman. And how ! Tausaga improved his personal best by more than four meters to claim the title.
Published on: 08/22/2023 – 22:06
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No one had seen her coming. And to see his reaction once the gold was won, a mixture of intense joy and deep surprise, she hadn’t seen it coming either. The American Laulauga Tausaga, 25, won gold in the discus throw on Tuesday August 22 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. World gold is a performance in itself. To do so while bettering his own personal best by more than four meters is quite another.
The huge favorite of the final, Valarie Allman, is definitely cursed on the Worlds. The Olympic champion in Tokyo, world best performer of the year, who finished in bronze in Eugene and 7th in Doha in 2019, saw victory reaching out to her.
But it was her compatriot who refreshed the mood on her fifth try with an absolutely improbable throw of 69.49m, she who had never been further than a “simple” 65.46m at the American summer selections . With 69.23m, Allman finished in silver.
The Chinese Bin Feng, outgoing world champion, completes the podium (68.20 m). The French Mélina Robert-Michon failed in 9th place with a best throw of 63.46m which did not allow her to obtain three additional tries.
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