Kanter throws season first 70+
30.04.2009 World
Estonian world and olympic winner Gerd Kanter improved his own world leading mark with year´s first 70+ throw at special discus meeting called World Record Challenge in California.
In second round he got 70.84, his sixth best mark ever. His only other valid throw was in fourth round (69.05). He will continue in the challenge next week in Salinas.
Second Dutch Erick Cadee again improved his best to 65.61, third US Jarred Rome with 65.43 (it was the leader after first round), fourth Egyptian Omar El Ghazaly (65.18) and fifth Swede Niklas Arrhenius also impressive (65.00). The competition was held in 20 degrees and wind going to 2 m/s.
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