Sandra Perković returned to the winning track she knows well in the discus throw with a triumph at the Diamond League rally in Florence, reports HRT.
Perković threw the longest shot of 68.31 meters in the second series, but the victory came thanks to a throw of 66.90 meters in the sixth series, considering that according to the new rules, the winners are decided by the first three shots in the sixth series. Sandra reached 67.70 meters in the first series, and she also had three offenses.
About 40 days before the start of the Olympic Games, the Croatian discus thrower is obviously getting back in shape after a break due to a pandemic and injuries. She will be looking for her third consecutive Olympic gold in Tokyo.
Second place in Florence was Cuban Jaime Perez (66.82 m), who was first at the Diamond League rally in Doha, where Perković was only third. Third place in Florence was taken by the German Kristin Prudenz (64.42 m).
The second Croatian representative Marija Tolj came in fourth with a distance of 63.28 meters achieved in the third series.
Croatian record holder in the shot put Filip Mihaljević took fourth place at the Diamond League rally in Florence.
Mihaljevic threw 21.39 meters in the last fifth series, and he also had a shot of 21.28 meters.
A few days ago, Filip broke the Croatian record, which is now 21.94!
New Zealander Tom Walsh (21.47) celebrated in Florence with a better shot in the sixth series than the Serb Armin Sinancevic (21.60).
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