by Alfonz Juck
Tomas Walsh, 2017 World Outdoor and 2018 World Indoor champion, photo by PhotoRun.netWalsh 22.67 AR, WL
AUCKLAND (NZL, Mar 25): World indoor and outdoor shot put champion Tom Walsh is in superb shape. At the Sir Graeme Douglas International Track & Field Challenge in West Auckland he achieved a very special Oceanian record and World 22.67 in second round. It is also the best throw since 2003 and sixth equal all-time. Second place for Ryan Whiting 20.99 over Poland´s Konrad Bukowiecki 20.75. Valerie Adams improved again to post a best of 18.48 in the women’s shot put, the same distance as Canadian Brittany Crew, but winning the completion with a superior second best throw (18.30 to 18.24). Cameron Chalmers of Guernsey won the 400 m in 46.45. Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney now sets herself such high standards, that she was slightly disappointed with her winning height of 475 and after she attempted national record height 485. The Sir John Walker Junior mile went to the son of ones of Walkers adversaries, Theo Quax in a personal best of 4:08.16. The meeting was the final event in the Athletics NZ International Series and brings down the curtain on the senior domestic summer track and field season. With the help from NZ Athletics website.
RunBlogRun opines: Tomas Walsh is the 2017 World Outdoors and 2018 World Indoors champion. His level of confidence and his fitness are supreme. His 22.67 meter throw is quite impressive as he does his final preparations for the Commonwealth Games.
