The Women’s Discus Throw event got underway at 18:25 (local time), at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on May 28, 2021.
Side Note: This video contains only background sound. You’ll hear the crowd’s noise, some music, the stadium announcers in Arabic and English. End of Side Note.
The temperature at the stadium was 39°C (102°F). The Humidity in Doha that evening was 22%, and the Atmospheric Pressure was 0.989 atm (1003 hPa). Doha is located at an Elevation of 10m (33ft) Above Sea Level.
The competition featured a Stellar Line-Up of 9 athletes; 5 of them were ranked in the top 8 in the World on that date. 7 athletes were Tokyo-Bound.
This video focuses mainly on Valarie Allman from the USA, SOME STATISTICS and her World Ranking by World Athletics on May 28, 2021, can be found below:
Valarie Allman (USA): Tokyo-Bound. DISCUS THROW. 2018, 2019, 2021 National Champion; 2017 World University Games Silver Medalist; 2018 NACAC Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 World U20 Championships Silver Medalist; 2021 Olympic Games Champion. AR, NR: 71.16m (2021). PB=SB=71.16, Ranked #6.
Allman a native of Newark, New Castle County, State of Delaware, has been competing successfully at the International Level since being a teenager; Allman was the 2014 World U20 Championships Silver Medalist, she would eventually step into the highest step of any athletic podium that reserved to the Olympic Champion in 2021. Allman would go on to eventually win the 2021 Diamond League Title at the 2021 Weltklasse Zürich Meet.
At the 2021 Doha Meeting Allman set a Mark of 58.66 meters on Round 1, she had a Red Flag (No Mark) on Round 2, set a Mark of 61.43 meters on Round 3, set a Mark of 65.57 meters on Round 4, and a Mark of 64.53 meters on Round 5.
The former Stanford University Cardinal Star Mark of 65.57 meters in Round 4 was good enough to qualify her as First Placed for the Final 3 Round (Round 6). Allman set a Mark of 58.58 meters in the Final 3 Round, good for 2nd Place in the Final Results Board behind Pérez (Cuba).
Side Note: World Athletics set new Competition Rules for the 2021 Diamond League, all athletes competing in events featuring Horizontal Throws (like the Discus Throw), and Horizontal Jumps would compete in Five Preliminary Rounds with the intention of setting the best mark that would qualify them to the Final 3 (6th) Round where only the athletes with the best three marks could qualify. Whoever wins the Final 3 Round wins the Competition. End of Side Note.
Final 3 Qualifying:
Valarie Allman (USA): Qualified as 1st Placed, 65.57m (Round 4).
Yaimé Pérez (CUB): Qualified as 2nd Placed, 63.75m (Round 2).
Sandra Perković (CRO): Qualified as 3rd Placed, 63.60m (Round 1).
Final 3 Results:
1. Yaimé Pérez (CUB): 61.35m
2. Valarie Allman (USA): 58.58m
3. Sandra Perković (CRO): NM
Glossary of Terms:
°C = degrees Celsius
°F = degrees Fahrenheit
atm = atmosphere
hPa = hectopascal
m = meters
m/s = meters per second
U20 = Under 20
PB = Personal Best
SB = Season Best
NM = No Mark
The Competitors in the Women’s Discus Throw and their Final Marks:
1. Yaimé Pérez (CUB): 63.75m
2. Valarie Allman (USA): 65.57m
3. Sandra Perković (CRO): 63.60m
4. Claudine Vita (GER): 63.06m
5. Denia Caballero (CUB): 63.00m SB
6. Marija Tolj (CRO): 60.76m
7. Subenrat Insaeng (THA): 58.33m SB
8. Nadine Müller (GER): 57.83m
9. Whitney Ashley (USA): 53.21m
THE MUSIC IS BY INFRACTION.
Video Editing, Research, and Digital Art Work By: Carlos G. Monzon-Guzman.
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