Being among the top six shot put athletes in the world at the age of 21 is an ’awesome achievement’, says South African star Kyle Blignaut. Tokyo2020 Olympics TeamSA By AshfakMohamed IOLSport
And he did just that, heaving the 7.26kg metal ball to exactly 21.00m to move into fifth spot. He was unable to go further, with 20.96m, 20.46m and a foul in his last three rounds as he finished in sixth position.
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