Lauro lights up third day of the ODESUR Games
Argentine shot putter German Lauro brought his country their second gold medal of the athletics competitions of the 10th edition of the ODESUR Games (South American Games) by winning his specialist event in Santiago de Chile with a Games record 20.70m on Saturday (15).
Report: men's shot put qualifying – Sopot 2014
Germany’s two-time world champion outdoors David Storl led the qualifiers with 21.24m but there was a couple of surprises as both the USA’s Kurt Roberts and Serbia's Asmir Kolasinac failed to progress.
Ukhov's stock continues to rise as the Russian jumps 2.42m in Prague
Big-time indoor athletics returned to the Czech capital Prague for the first time in five years and high jumpers stole the show at the 02 Arena, with Ivan Ukhov jumping an absolute Russian record and 2014 world-leading height of 2.42m on Tuesday (25).
20.87m shot put by Lauro on final day of South American Champs
Argentina’s German Lauro produced the most significant performance of the final day of competition of the 48th edition of the South American Championships (38th female edition) in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on Sunday (7).
5.83m Pole Vault area record for Thiago da Silva at South American Championships
The 48th edition (38th for women) of the South American Championships begun in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on Friday (5) and Brazil’s Thiago da Silva produced the highlight of the day by vaulting to an area record of 5.83m.
De Oliveira sets South American Pole Vault record in Uberlandia
Augusto de Oliveira needed just three attempts to take the lead in the Pole Vault at the Grande Premio Internacional Caixa in Uberlandia on Thursday (16). A fourth and final jump bagged him the South American record.