South Africa’s Sunette Viljoen finished third in the women’s javelin throw at the 11th leg of the Samsung Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland last night.
Viljoen struggled to find the big distances and threw three fouls from her six attempts. The SA and Africa record holder produced a throw of 64m in the second round, 61.59m in the fourth round, followed by a heave of 64.08m in the fifth to secure a third place finish.
Olympic gold medallist Barbora Spotakova (CZE) won the competition with a best attempt of 67.19m, while Russian world champion, Mariya Abakumova, finished second. German Olympic silver and bronze medallists, Christina Overgfoll and Linda Stahl, were unable to repeat their performances and finished fourth and sixth respectively.
Viljoen is now ranked second overall (7 points) in the standings going into the next leg of the series in Birmingham. Spotakova currently leads with 14 points with Abakumova third (6 points).
Viljoen will next compete in her event at the 12th leg of the Samsung Diamond league in Birmingham, England on Sunday, 26 August.
Barbora Spotakova and Sunette Viljoen, as well as the German Olympic medallists, Christina Obergfoll and Linda Stahl, will once again meet in Birmingham in the women’s javelin throw.
Please visit this link for the full start lists and results. The Samsung Diamond League Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix will be broadcast on Supersport 5 from 16:00-18:00 on 26 August.
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