Well done, Kimberley Reed! The high-flying Broughton hammer thrower last week won through to the Final of the World Juniors Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Kimberley qualified from her heat with a best throw of 58.57m.
In the Final itself on Thursday, she began with 59.96m in the first round, extending this to 60.17m before getting a red card in the third round and so losing the chance of a further three throws.
This was her best throw in around two months, and a welcome return to form on the big occasion.
Scottish Athletics have already posted congratulations online, and highlighted that the experience will surely benefit Kimberley in future as her hammer-throwing career develops.
For the benefit of metrically challenged locals, 60.17m is roughly 1.5x as long as the York Place side of St Paul’s and St George’s Church.
