M. Alekna reached the 72.58 m mark with his best attempt, improving his own Diamond League record. Last July in London, the Lithuanian had thrown the discus 71.7 m.
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However, M. Alekna did not manage to improve his best personal result of the season – it remains 72.65 m.
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M. Alekna left behind this year’s European champion Kristjan Čeh, who finished the competition with a result of 68.93 m.
Third place went to Swede Daniel Stahl (68.25 m).
