Denny back among medals
ATHLETICS: Allora’s Matthew Denny has added another silver medal to his trophy cabinet.
Representing the Asia-Pacific team at the Continental Cup in Ostrava in the Czech Republic, Denny’s secondplaced finish in the men’s discus was somewhat unexpected, with his best throw of 63.99m coming in the opening round.
“It’s a great competition, it’s a different concept but the crowd got into it and everyone seemed to really enjoy it,” said Denny, who was second in the hammer throw and fourth in the discus at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
“I’m happy with 63.99m, it’s near my best and it’s been a long season and we had to prep again to come over here but it gave me a good insight into knowing that I can perform when I need to.”
Competing for the first time since May after overcoming a wrist injury, 2017 world championship silver medallist Dani Stevens was fifth in the women’s discus with 62.74m in an event won by Cuban Yaime Perez (65.30m).
“I’m really excited to be here at the Continental Cup, I’ve had a bit of a break since competing at the Commonwealth Games and was a little bit rusty but I managed to get through it all,” Stevens said.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Henry Frayne was fourth in the long jump with 7.96m.
The Americas team held the overall lead with 135 points at the halfway stage of the twoday competition ahead of defending champions Europe (123), Asia-Pacific (89) and Africa (74).