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Mykolas Alekna Breaks World Record in Discus Again - Twice

Mykolas Alekna continues to stretch the limits of what is possible in the discus throw. The 22-year-old Lithuanian, competing in his final season as a Cal athlete, twice broke his own year-old world ...
Reuters

Discus inferno: Australia's Denny eyes Tokyo throwdown with world record holder Alekna

MELBOURNE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Australian discus king Matt Denny is chasing his first world championships medal in Tokyo and will do it alongside the man he regards as both the benchmark and a ...
Reuters

Lithuania’s Alekna smashes men’s discus world record

April 13 (Reuters) - Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania made history on Sunday by breaking the world discus record and becoming the first athlete to surpass the 75-metre mark. The 22-year-old threw 75.56 ...
Marin Independent Journal

Cal world record-holder Alekna chases elusive NCAA discus title

BERKELEY — Mykolas Alekna has pretty much exceeded all expectations since arriving at Cal as the son of a former two-time Olympic discus champion. On Friday in Eugene, Oregon, in his final competition ...
Newsday

Lithuanian and Cal Bears star Mykolas Alekna sets world record with a 247-plus feet throw

RAMONA, Okla. — Mykolas Alekna surpassed his world record in the discus twice on Sunday. The Lithuanian star threw a discus 247 feet, 9 inches (75.56 meters) at the Oklahoma Throws Series World ...