Lithuania’s Alekna breaks men’s discus world record, becomes first athlete to cross 75m mark

The 22-year-old achieved a throw of 75.56 meters at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting held in Ramona, Oklahoma, surpassing his own former world record by over a meter.

Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania achieved a remarkable milestone on Sunday by shattering the world discus record, becoming the inaugural athlete to exceed the 75-metre threshold. The 22-year-old athlete recorded a throw of 75.56 metres during the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting held in Ramona, Oklahoma, surpassing his own previous world record by over a metre. Alekna had established his earlier record at the same location last year, a site favored by elite throwers for its advantageous wind conditions, where he had thrown the discus 74.35 metres.