Mykolas Alekna breaks world record: discus throw over 75 meters!

Mykolas Alekna breaks world record: discus throw over 75 meters!

Ramona, Oklahoma, USA - Mykolas Alekna, the 22-year-old discus thrower from Lithuania, set up a historical world record in Ramona, Oklahoma on April 13, 2025. With a throw of 75.56 meters, he was the first athlete to cross the 75-meter mark. This impressive performance took place as part of an event of the World Athletics Continental Tour instead.

Alekna thus improved his own world record by more than a meter after thrown 74.35 meters in Ramona last year. The new record was achieved in the fourth attempt after starting the event with a first throw of 74.89 meters.

alekna clearly exceeds old record

With his new record, Alekna exceeded Jürgen Schult's record, which had been unchallenged at 74.08 meters since 1986. Schult set up this record on June 6, 1986 in Neubrandenburg. The record is considered one of the oldest in athletics history. Alekna herself is the son of the Olympic champion Virgilijus Alekna, who won the gold medal in the discus throw in 2000 and 2004 and achieved a personal best of 73.88 meters.

The event in Ramona was an important event, not only for Alekna, which became second in 2022 and 2023 World Cup press, but also for the entire athletics community. In the fifth attempt, the Australian Matthew Denny exceeded the previous world record with 74.78 meters, but he could not compete with Aleknas outstanding performance.

a thrill for the spectators

The impressive performance of Alekna was enthusiastically received by the viewers in Oklahoma. The atmosphere was electrifying when Alekna increased its throwing width in the course of the competition. With every throw, the tension and expectation grew to a new record that finally became a reality. The fact that he broke the record in the same stadium, where he had previously set a record, gives his performance an additional dimension.

summarized, Mykolas Alekna with its throw of 75.56 meters not only shows its outstanding skills, but also the potential that is in the discus throw. The ALLGTHETHELEWELT look excited about the upcoming competitions and when and when Alekna can improve again.