Jamaica's Roje Stona Wins Olympic Men's Discus Gold

Sumaira FH Published August 08, 2024 | 01:10 AM

Jamaica's Roje Stona wins Olympic men's discus gold

Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Aug, 2024) Jamaica's Roje Stona threw an Olympic record of 70.00 metres to win men's discus gold in Paris on Wednesday.

Lithuania's world record holder Mykolas Alekna took silver with 69.97 metres.

Australia's Matthew Denny, previously an Olympic and world fourth-place finisher, claimed bronze (69.31m).

Alekna had broken the Olympic record with his best mark on his second effort.

But plans to emulate his father Virgilijus, who won two Olympic titles in 2000 and 2004, were scotched by the Jamaican.

Stona, coached by American Ryan Crouser who won an unprecedented third consecutive shot put gold on Saturday, stole the show when he went out to the 70-metre mark on his fourth attempt.

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