The gold winner cried as he threw: – Never seen before
American Laulauga Tausaga came in from the sidelines and surprisingly took gold in the discus with a shot of 69.49.
It was a new personal record for the American, and the gold was already secured when he had to throw last time.
– I was already crying when I entered the ring. I was expecting a wrong shot but 68 (meters) after 69 (meters) was probably the icing on the cake,” Tausaga told NRK.
The scene was completely new for the NRK trio of commentators.
– It’s the first time I’ve seen an athlete enter the cage to throw and cry while doing it. Never seen one before, commented NRK expert Christina Vukicevic Demidov.
Big favorite Valarie Allman was unsuccessful with her final pitch and Tausaga took her first WC gold.
– He did his best discus competition so far. He showed that the winning shot wasn’t just a fluke, added Vebjørn Rodal.
Allmann took silver and Bin Feng bronze, but it was all about Tausaga once the competition was over.
– It seems that a new star has been born on the disk, said Vukicevic Demidov.
– How does it feel to be world champion?
– I should probably call my mom first, because I’m still in the cloud. Normally he would have to tell us we did it, before I knew it, one gleeful gold winner told NRK.
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