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Mykolas Alekna Shatters Own Discus World Record Again

4/14/2025

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Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna electrified the crowd at the Oklahoma Throws Series on April 13, launching a discus throw of 75.56 meters that shattered his own world record. Just 22 years old, Alekna surpassed his previous mark of 74.35 meters, while Australia's Matt Denny impressed with a strong second-place throw of 74.78 meters, also breaking Alekna's former record.

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Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna electrified the crowd at the Oklahoma Throws Series on April 13, launching a discus throw of 75.56 meters that shattered his own world record. Just 22 years old, Alekna surpassed his previous mark of 74.35 meters, while Australia's Matt Denny impressed with a strong second-place throw of 74.78 meters, also breaking Alekna's former record.