Weißhaidinger: Right away to the World Cup limit

Weißhaidinger: Right away to the World Cup limit

Lukas Weißhaidinger started the season with the world championship limit.
Image: ÖLV/Alfred Nevsimal/OÖN

Heavy rain, an outside temperature of ten degrees and gusts of wind made the task difficult. “It was definitely the worst conditions I’ve ever thrown in,” said the 31-year-old Taufkirchner. Another test competition is to be contested in the coming weeks.

The bronze medalist at the Olympics is not the only Austrian track and field athlete who has already bought a ticket to the World Championships: javelin thrower Victoria Hudson managed to throw 64.05 meters in similarly adverse conditions in Eisenstadt, the second-best throw of her career. In the world leaderboard, this initially meant second place for the 26-year-old.

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