Podium Finish for Mickle at Lausanne Diamond League

WAIS athlete Kim Mickle has delivered yet another IAAF Diamond League podium finish in Lausanne (SUI), with the Australian record holder hitting a best mark of 64.20m to finish third in the women’s javelin.

Delivering a third consecutive result amongst the top-three at competition as part of the illustrious series this season, the result follows an unbeaten run of victories in Australia that saw the Perth-based IAAF World Championships silver medallist improve her personal best to 66.83m and win yet another national title at the Commonwealth Games Selection Trial.

Mickle, who returned to her overseas base in Cologne (GER) this week to continue her preparation for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (SCO), opened her account with her best throw, before completing her six throw series with performances of 62.14m, a foul, 61.11m, 62.13m and a closer of 62.96m. The Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova (CZE) won the event with a season best throw of 66.72m, with Martina Ratej (SLO) second (64.63m).

Also competing in the women’s javelin was London 2012 and Moscow 2013 finalist Kathryn Mitchell (Vic).

Delivering a uncharacteristic series that included four fouls, Mitchell only managed a best mark of 58.23m, well below her two season best throws from the Adelaide Track Classic and adidas Grand Prix in New York (USA) that sit beyond a massive 66 metres.

The competitive Australian duo will next line up alongside each other in the women’s javelin at the Monaco (MON) instalment of the IAAF Diamond League on Friday 18 July.

In weekend women’s pole vault action, Liz and Vicky Parnov competed at the Bauhaus Gala meet in Mannheim, Germany.

Liz Parnov finished fourth after clearing 4.10m, whilst her elder sister Vicky Parnov settled for seventh, exiting competition with a best clearance at 3.95. Australian Commonwealth Games champion Alana Boyd, won the competition, setting a season’s best 4.65m.

-AthleticsAustralia