Athletics-Lithuanian Alekna shatters men's discus world record

Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania shattered the world discus record on Sunday, rewriting the oldest global men's mark in athletics. The record is subject to the usual ratification procedures, World Athletics said in a social media post.

Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania shattered the world discus record on Sunday, rewriting the oldest global men's mark in athletics. The 21-year-old threw an astonishing 74.35 metres at a throws meet in Ramona, Oklahoma to break German Juergen Schult's mark of 74.08 set in 1986.

Alekna captured silver at the 2022 world championships in Eugene, and world bronze last year in Budapest. The record is subject to the usual ratification procedures, World Athletics said in a social media post.