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The Guardian
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Australia's Matthew Denny claims powerful discus win at Diamond League in Doha
The Australian discus powerhouse Matthew Denny says he's determined to become the 'dominant' figure in his sport – and the Olympic bronze medallist has taken another step towards achieving his aim with an impressive Diamond League win in Doha. Denny, who last month moved to second on the world all-time list with a 74.78m throw in Ramona in Oklahoma, defeated Swedish world champion Daniel Stahl and Slovenia's former global gold medallist Kristjan Ceh on Friday in the Qatari capital. 'It is awesome to win again,' said Danny, who finished third in Paris last year. 'I have been tired after a lot of travel and a bit flat from the start, but I have had a really good start of the Diamond League season and I cannot wait for the next one.' This was the Commonwealth champion and two-time Diamond League winner's first competition since the breakthrough of Ramona, where his effort was only bettered by Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna's world record of 75.65m. 'It was pretty tough coming home after that competition if I'm honest. That 74, it levelled me. My first session back, I felt like I forgot how to throw, I was so fatigued,' Denny said. 'There's momentum there but I didn't know what to expect today in regards to distance and whether it would be enough, in terms of whether the boys would be out to prove a point to me.' But the 28-year-old from the small Queensland town of Allora ended up proving a point to them, just a day after he had told reporters: 'My aim has always been to be the most dominant figure in men's discus.' Denny opened up the lead in tricky, windy conditions with his first-round effort of 67.33m, which kept him ahead of Stahl (67.06m) and Ceh (66.92m) throughout until he sealed the deal with a best final-round effort of 68.97m. 'I would love to get more really big throws,' said Denny, who always seem to have the best brought out of him by the Diamond League circuit and its prizes. 'The Diamond (trophy) is mine and nobody can take it from me. I had to make sure that nobody was taking from me in that last round and I pushed myself to secure the victory so I am very grateful,' he said, having also collected $US10,000 ($A15,600) for the win. Among the international highlights was Jamaica's Tia Clayton edging her twin sister Tina Clayton in the women's 100m in a 2025 world-leading 10.92 seconds – 0.1 seconds faster than her sister. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the 38-year-old double Olympic 100m champion, finished fourth.
ABC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia's Matthew Denny triumphs at Doha Diamond League meet
Australia's Olympic bronze medallist Matthew Denny has begun his Diamond League campaign with a victory in the men's discus in Doha. Denny threw 68.97 metres in the final round to clinch the win ahead of Sweden's Daniel Ståhl (67.06m) and Slovenian Kristjan Čeh (66.92m). "I was very happy out there tonight," Denny said. "The goal at the moment is doing whatever is required to win. "I didn't know what to expect from myself tonight having come off a heavy training block and getting off the plane. "It's always a weird dynamic when you go into that last round in the lead and then have to throw first, but I was able to go out there and get my best mark of the night and that's all I can ask for." Denny had led the competition with 67.33m in the opening round. Amid windy conditions, the field was narrowed down to Denny, Ståhl and Čeh by the final round. Ståhl, the 2020 Olympic gold medallist and two-time world champion, fouled when his final attempt went into the netting. Čeh, the 2022 world champion, could only manage 66.40m with his final throw. Denny arrived in Doha in peak form after setting an Australian record of 74.78m in Ramona, Oklahoma last month. He is second on the global all-time list behind Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna, who threw a world record of 75.56m at the same meet in Ramona. "It was pretty tough coming home after that competition, if I'm honest," Denny said. "That 74, it levelled me. My first session back, I felt like I forgot how to throw, I was so fatigued. "There were a lot of emotions in achieving that mark but then being pipped by Mykolas Alekna bettering the world record … but we had to do some training to set us up for the next six weeks. "There's momentum there but I didn't know what to expect today in regards to distance and whether it would be enough."
