US EditionStahl leaves it late to win discus gold in delayed final
Daniel Stahl secured his third world discus title with a season-best 70.47m throw after a two-hour rain delay disrupted the competition at the National Stadium.
- Sweden's Daniel Stahl claimed the final gold of the 2025 championships in the men's discus event held at the National Stadium on Sunday, overcoming a rain delay that interrupted the competition for more than two hours.
- The men's discus final was postponed for over two hours due to persistent rain, forcing athletes to leave the stadium temporarily for safety.
- Stahl, a 33-year-old former Olympic champion who knows the typical Tokyo weather in September, delivered a season-best throw of 70.47 meters with his penultimate throw to secure victory.
- Lithuanian world record holder Mykolas Alekna, aged 22, led with a 67.84m throw before the delay but fouled his final attempt and finished second, while Alex Rose earned bronze with a 66.96m throw for Samoa’s first world championship discus medal.
- Stahl secured his third world championship title by winning the final event of the competition, leaving a memorable impact on both participants and fans despite the difficulties caused by rainy weather.
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"We still have a lot of time to become the best thrower of all time. On the one hand, it's a little sad, but on the other hand, silver and we're only 22," said Mantas Jusis, coach of brothers Mykolas and Martynas Aleknai, after the crazy men's discus final in Tokyo.
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Daniel Stahl Clinches Dramatic Discus Gold Amidst Rain Delay at 2025 Worlds | Sports-Games
Daniel Stahl of Sweden captured the last gold of the 2025 World Athletics Championships with a throw of 70.47m in a rain-delayed men's discus final. Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna placed second, and Alex Rose secured bronze for Samoa. The event concluded with Stahl's impressive season-best throw.
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