In the long -broken and impaired medal decision due to rain, the Upper Austrian only came to 62.26 m and ranked as ninth. Gold went to defending champion Daniel Ståhl from Sweden. The ÖLV accounted for three top 10 ranks, in addition to Weißhaidinger, three jumpers Endiorsass Kingley (9th) and javelin thrower Victoria Hudson (10th) were also in the final of a technical competition.
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Welt recordler Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania had thrown 62.91 m before the interruption, which was the only width that was still after the restart. Round one after the restart was a scan for the athletes because of the slippery circle, Weißhaidinger had his rain shoes and hurled the discus to 62.26 m, which was initially third. The second throw went wrong. After eight, the Upper Austrian had to increase the gait.
Weißhaidinger risked with different footwear, slipped and was now under pressure as ninth. Because in the final, the field is reduced by two athletes after each round. The fourth attempt also went wrong in heavy rain, which ended the World Cup for the 33-year-old Vice European Champion of the previous year. At the end of the long day, Ståhl again cheered, who scored 70.47 m in the last attempt and referred to Mykolas Alekna in second place (67.84). Bronze surprisingly won Alex Rose from Samoa (66.96).
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Image: (APA/AFP/Pool/Antonin Thuillier)
Source: Nachrichten
