Tomas Walsh
Athletics: Catalin Tecuceanu wins 800 m event in Zagreb, with a new national record
The Romanian athlete Catalin Tecuceanu on Tuesday won the 800 m race in the Zagreb competition, the "Boris Hanzekovic" Memorial, a stage of the World Athletics Continental Tour 2021, with a new national record, 1 min 44 sec 93/100. The old record dates from April 9, 1985 and belonged to Petre Dragoescu, timed in Kobe (Japan) in 1 min 45 sec 41/100.
Young Turkish javelin thrower makes it to final in London
Turkish athlete Eda Tuğsuz will be aiming for another career milestone on Aug. 8 in the women's javelin event at the World Athletics Championships in London.
Tuğsuz, 20, made the final with a throw of 63.87 meters in the qualifications on Aug. 6, beating the mark of 63.50 meters for automatic qualification.