Miné de Klerk who hails from Welkom in the Free State, but now lives and studies at the University of Oregon in the U.S.A, won her second consecutive U20 shot-put World Athletics Championship title, that is currently underway in Cali, Colombia.
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Miné de Klerk 🇿🇦 successfully defends her world U20 shot put title with 17.17m!#WorldAthleticsU20 @AthleticsSA_ pic.twitter.com/6WjN0MbE1C
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 3, 2022
De Klerk who set out to defend her title was the only participant to clear the 17m line. She successfully defended her title with a throw of 17.17m and secured a gold medal. de Klerk had previously won the title in 2021 in Nairobi.
Pinar Akyol of Turkey claimed silver with a throw of 16.84m. Zuzanna Maslana of Poland won bronze with a throw of 16.06 which was her personal best throw.
Photo 1 Caption: Miné de Klerk who hails from Welkom in the Free State, but now lives and studies at the University of Oregon in the U.S.A, won her second consecutive U20 shot-put World Athletics Championship title, that is currently underway in Cali, Colombia. Photo: World Athletics
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