Australia has two podium finishes on day one of the Diamond League final, with Matt Denny breaking his own Australian discus record en route to victory in Belgium.
Diamond League final — Australia's Matt Denny wins second straight men's discus title, Nicola Olyslagers second in women's high jump Diamond League final — Australia's Matt Denny wins second straight men's discus title, Nicola Olyslagers second in women's high jump Matthew Denny broke the Australian record with a throw of 69.96m to win the men's discus at the Diamond League final.
"It's a lot more stressful to do it in the first round when you're waiting for guys like Mykolas and Daniel and Kristian to finish out their comp and you don't know if you've got it or not." The other stand-out Australian performance on the opening night of the Diamond League final came from two-time Olympic high jump medallist Nicola Olyslagers, who finished second on countback behind Ukrainian world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
Athletics Diamond League Final Matthew Denny Discus Title Nicola Olyslagers High Jump Mondo Duplantis Pole Vault
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