Haruka Kitaguchi won the Silesia Diamond League javelin throw with a season’s world best

The 2022 Eugene World Athletics Championships bronze medalist in javelin throw Haruka Kitaguchi won the Silesia Diamond League event in Poland with a season’s world best of 67.04m. The 25-year-old Japanese athlete reached this distance in her last sixth attempt and also set a national record, a personal best and a tournament record. The previous tournament record was 65.70m by Maria Andrejczyk (Poland) from 2020.

The second position in the sector was taken by Mackenzie Little (Australia) with 65.50m, and the third was Tori Peeters (New Zealand) with 62.73 m.

Haruka Kitaguchi won an individual gold medal at the Youth World Championships. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships she won a bronze medal, which made her the first Japanese woman to win a medal in any throwing event at a World Championships or Olympics.

Meanwhile, in women’s hammer throw, Brooke Andersen (USA) again dominated the sector with 75.40m, followed by her compatriot Janee’ Kassanavoid with 74.27m and Sara Fantini (Italy) with 72.96m.