Valarie Allman, winner of the past two Olympic titles, finally won a long-awaited world title in the women’s discus, throwing 69.48m at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
The US thrower took an early lead with 67.63m, which was followed by Jorinde van Klinken’s 67.50m. They remained the best two marks of the competition until Allman created some distance with her fifth-round throw of 69.48m.
Cuba’s Silinda Morales took bronze with 67.25m.
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