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Sports News | Lithuanian and Cal Bears Star Mykolas Alekna Sets World Record with a 247-plus Feet Throw
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Ramona (US), Apr 14 (AP) Mykolas Alekna surpassed his world record in the discus twice. The Lithuanian star threw a discus 247 feet, 9 inches (75.56 meters) at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational. In his first attempt, he also had a record-breaking throw of 245-7 (74.89 meters). Also Read | Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Re-Appointed As Chairperson of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee; VVS Laxman Picked As Panel Member. The record is subject to ratification. Last year at the same event, he broke a world record that had stood since 1986 and went on to earn a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Also Read | IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians' Seasoned Star Karn Sharma Outlines Impact of Change in Ball, Picks His Favourite Wicket Against Delhi Capitals. The 22-year-old Alekna is in his fourth year at the University of California. His father, Virgilijus, is a two-time Olympic champion in the discus. Matt Denny of Australia, who won bronze at the 2024 Olympics, briefly held the world record with a throw of 245-3 (74.78 meters) before Alekna had two throws that put him back on top of the record books. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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