New Zealand’s Holly Robinson has made it three straight shot put silver medals at the World Para Athletics Championships after producing a record-breaking throw in India.<\/p>\n
Robinson bettered her own Oceania record in finishing second in the F46 final in India, unfurling a best distance of 12.86m.<\/p>\n
It follows silvers in the same discipline in Paris in 2023 and Kobe last year for the 30-year-old from Dunedin, who is a decorated athlete in both the shot put and javelin.<\/p>\n
Robinson retired from javelin throwing after finishing sixth at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, the event at which she won a shot put bronze. Previously she won javelin gold at the Tokyo Paralympics (2020) and silver at Rio (2016).<\/p>\n
Her improvement in the shot put was evident in her series of throws in New Delhi, where her shortest throw of 12.26m still eclipsed her previous best of 12.25m.<\/p>\n
Uzbekistan’s Karomat Omonoova won with a best distance of 13.07m while Canada’s Katie Pegg was third (12.76m).<\/p>\n
In another result overnight, New Zealand’s Michael Whittaker was eighth in the men’s 5000m T13 final.<\/p>\n
New Zealand have won four medals with three days of competition remaining.<\/p>\n
Golds have gone to Lisa Adams in the women’s F37 shot sput and Danielle Aitchison in the women’s T36 100m while Will Stedman snared bronze in the men’s T36 400m.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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