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Aug. 8—The dream of winning a world championship is very much alive for Simon Rosselli.
On his first throw Saturday afternoon in the World Athletics Congress U20 men's discus championship, the former Mead High star met the qualifying mark for the finals, throwing 60.84 meters (about 199 feet, 7 inches) at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
It came on his first and only throw Saturday. By rule, once an athlete hits the qualifying standard for the finals he or she is done for the day.
The finals will feature 13 of the 29 athletes entered. Each athlete will have three attempts Sunday with the top nine moving on to the final round with three more attempts each.
"He looked really good warming up," Rosselli's coach, IronWood director TJ Crater, said. "Just a little cautious on his one competitive throw. He's ready."
The Oregon-bound Rosselli had the 10th-best throw Saturday. Stefan Gaisbauer of Austria had the top throw (63.11). Joseph Richard Salmon of Jamaica, who entered as the favorite, threw 62.10, good for third.
All the throwers start from scratch Sunday.
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On his first throw Saturday afternoon in the World Athletics Congress U20 men's discus championship, the former Mead High star met the qualifying mark for the finals, throwing 60.84 meters (about 199 feet, 7 inches) at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
It came on his first and only throw Saturday. By rule, once an athlete hits the qualifying standard for the finals he or she is done for the day.
The finals will feature 13 of the 29 athletes entered. Each athlete will have three attempts Sunday with the top nine moving on to the final round with three more attempts each.
"He looked really good warming up," Rosselli's coach, IronWood director TJ Crater, said. "Just a little cautious on his one competitive throw. He's ready."
The Oregon-bound Rosselli had the 10th-best throw Saturday. Stefan Gaisbauer of Austria had the top throw (63.11). Joseph Richard Salmon of Jamaica, who entered as the favorite, threw 62.10, good for third.
All the throwers start from scratch Sunday.
Continue reading...
