The Olympic and World Championship third trumped on Thursday evening in the second attempt with 69.11 meters and took third place in the world best list with his superior winning throw. In 2021, the Upper Austrian had thrown 69.04 in Burgenland.
“I am pleased that I was able to improve the Austrian record again in Austria,” said Weißhaidinger in an ORF interview and spoke of perfect throws, which he had made in a row this time without wind support. The current consistency at a high level means that a lot can be expected for the rest of the season with the World Cup as the highlight. With his next best attempts at 67.93, 67.49 and 66.47 m, Weißhaidinger was clearly ahead of second-placed Hungary’s Robert Szikszai (61.77) in his new record.
Therefore, the dream of the first 70 m throw should soon be fulfilled. “At the moment it’s going on in the centimeter range, but maybe I’ll slip one more time.” He will contest his next two competitions as part of the Diamond League on Sunday in Rabat and next Thursday in Rome.
Sprinter Markus Fuchs won the 100 m this time with no wind in 10.27 seconds (preliminary: 10.26) a week after his near-ÖLV record of 10.17. Susanne Walli won over 400 m in 52.27 seconds. Javelin thrower Victoria Hudson finished third with 61.22 m, Germany’s Christin Hussong (64.87) won.
Source: Nachrichten
