Spotakova surpasses javelin mark
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-15 07:34
STUTTGART, Germany:
Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova broke the women's javelin world record with a throw of 72.28m at the World Athletics Final on Saturday."This is strange because I did not expect it," said the Czech who broke the previous mark of 71.70, set by Osleidys Menendez of Cuba at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, with her first throw of the competition.
The Czech threw her previous best of 71.42, a European record, in the final round in Beijing to take the Olympic title.
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