Huge new world season lead 20.94m by Ostapchuk; Borzakovskiy’s back 1:43 in Zhukovskiy – IAAF World Challenge
03.07.2011
Zhukovskiy, Russia - The 53rd edition of Brothers Znamenskiy Memorial was highlighted by a huge 20.94m put by Belarussia’s Nadzeya Ostapchuk, while the spectators in the Meteor stadium in this town on the outskirts of Moscow went home especially satisfied by the victory of local lad Yuriy Borzakovskiy who went under 1:44 at 800m.
The Znamenskiy Memorial is an IAAF World Challenge meeting.
Ostapchuk’s unapproachable performance
Reigning World Indoor Shot Put champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus, who coming into this meeting held the current world lead this season with the 20.59m heave that took her to victory at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Eugene, USA on 4 June, only had two valid attempts in today’s four round competition.
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