Australian Matt Denny has capped his career-best season with a second straight Diamond League remaining discus victory in Brussels and gone inside a whisker of smashing the 70m barrier for the primary time.
The Paris Olympics bronze medallist broke the Australian report for the second time this yr with an enormous opening-round throw of 69.96m and was by no means headed.
“I assumed that 70m was on the playing cards tonight however you by no means know with altering circumstances,” mentioned the 28-year-old Queenslander, who additionally broke the 40-year-old meet report.
“First spherical was a pleasant one to win it, however what I’ve learnt profitable final yr and this yr is that I might fairly do it within the final spherical than the primary spherical.
“It is much more hectic to do it within the first spherical once you’re ready for guys like (world report holder) Mykolas (Alekna) and Daniel (Stahl) and Kristian (Ceh) to complete out their comp and you do not know when you’ve acquired it or not.”
Denny broke his earlier nationwide report of 69.35m set on the Australian championships in Adelaide in April.
Alekna was second in Brussels with 68.86m.
“It is about after we get to 70m now,” mentioned Denny.
“I assumed there was a 71m throw in me tonight if I am trustworthy.
“We have got a giant focus for the start of subsequent yr.
“I will go to the US and chase that world report and I do know a whole lot of the opposite guys right here tonight shall be there too.”
The opposite stand-out Australian efficiency on the opening evening of the Diamond League remaining got here from two-time Olympic excessive bounce medallist Nicola Olyslagers, who completed second on countback behind Ukrainian world report holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
Each jumpers cleared 1.97m, however the Australian was nudged out of first place after needing two makes an attempt at 1.95m and 1.97m.
It was a 3rd straight Diamond League remaining win for Paris Video games gold medallist Mahuchikh.
Olympic bronze medallist and 2022 world champion Eleanor Patterson was fourth.
Norwegian world primary Jakob Ingbrigtsen gained the boys’s 1500m in a photograph end in three minutes 30.07 seconds and peerless Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis claimed yet one more victory with a finest clearance of 6.11m.
The 100m crowns went to Olympic champ Julien Alfred from St Lucia (10.88) and Jamaican Ackeem Blake (9.93).
Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy is amongst 4 Australians in motion on the concluding second evening of the Diamond League remaining within the Belgian capital on Saturday (early Sunday AEST).
She shall be joined by Paris Video games silver medallist Jessica Hull and Georgia Griffith within the ladies’s 1500m and Mackenzie Little within the javelin.
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