by Larry Eder
Gia Lewis-Smallwood, photo by PhotoRun.net
Sandra Perkovic is the Diamond League leader in th discus. She has the farthest throw in the world of 70.52m. Many were expecting her to take the DL win tonight. Au contraire, my wee sports fans!
Enter Gia Smallwood-Lewis, who won the US title a few weeks ago with a throw of 65.26. The fifth placer from Moscow had a pb of 66.29m from 2013. Read that correctly: the operative word is”had”.
In round 2, Gia Lewis-Smallwood took the lead in 65.24m from Dani Samuels. Sandra Perkovic took the lead with a throw of 65.63m in round 4. The next throw, Gia Lewis-Smallwood threw the bomb, a personal best by over a meter, with her 67.59 meter throw.
Was Gia Lewis-Smallwood intent on spoiling Sandra Perkovic’s parade? Could Sandra respond?
Well in round 5, Sandra Perkovic threw 60.79m.
In round six, with the final throw, Sandra Perkovic threw 66.30 meters, her farthest of the competition, but the Diamond League leader would not win the DL tonight. Gia Lewis-Smallwood was the winner of the Glasgow discus, with a fine PB of 67.59 meters!
Women’s discus, Glasgow, 1. Gia Lewis-Smallwood, USA, 67.59m, PB, 2. Sandra Perkovic, CRO, 66.30m, 3. Dani Samuels, AUS, 65.21m, 4. Zinaida Sendruie, LTU, 61.87m, 5. Yaime Perez, CUB, 61.41m, 6. Shanice Craft, GER, 59.90m, 7. Irina Rodrigues, POR, 58.81m, 8. Zaneta Glanc, POL, 57.68m, #glasgowGP
