Neubrandenburg/Eugene (dpa/mv) - It wasn't enough for a medal, but for her best placement so far in international title fights: discus thrower Claudine Vita from SC Neubrandenburg had 64.24 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene (USA). ranked fifth. The Chinese Bin Feng (69.12 meters) won.
Vita told the website lichtathletik.de about her competition: "The first throw was a bit unsuccessful, and I probably wouldn't have gotten the other two attempts checked before. But I've worked a lot on myself in the last few weeks and have a new one Found strength for me." The 25-year-old added that she finally wanted to get into the top eight at an international highlight and had to put everything into it. "I'm glad it worked out so well." The other two German starters missed the final battle.
