With a throw of 82.04m, Felise Vahai Sosaia won the gold medal and at the same time broke her personal record in the javelin throw at the gold meeting of the Continental Tour in Melbourne, Australia. The young 23-year-old athlete becomes the fourth best Frenchman of all time.
New personal record in the javelin throw for Felise Vahai Sosaia. The young 23-year-old athlete made a throw of 82.04 m during at the Continental Tour gold meeting in Melbourne, Australia. His previous mark was 78.09m, in July 2022. With this new record, he won the gold medal and became the fourth best Frenchman of all time.
He thus broke the New Caledonian record, a great progression according to his trainer, Eric Reuillard: “this performance constitutes a new New Caledonian record, it dispossesses Joachim Kiteau who had achieved this record in 2002 with 79.05 meters. It is therefore a very good performance, which came within 50 cm of the current French record. In addition, he did a double blow by winning the gold medal at this international competition, he is ahead of Australians and Americans who are regularly more than 80 meters away. “
The minima (85.20 m) for the world championships in Budapest, in August 2023, are getting closer for Felise Vahai Sosaia.