Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna, 21, won silver in Paris, following in his father Virgilijus’ footsteps. He qualified for final with a 67.47-meter throw and broke his father’s Olympic record with 69.89 meters. As the world record holder (74.35 meters), Mykolas is set to continue his family’s legacy.
He was bested a short time later by Rohe Stona, who won the gold medal and holds the Olympic record now.
As the world record holder (74.35 meters), Mykolas is set to continue his family’s legacy.
What does this mean? He’s not the record holder then, is he?
He holds the world record (at any official event)
He broke the Olympics record (at the Olympics only) held by his father
The Olympics record was then beaten by someone else
The Olympics record is lower than the world record so he still holds the world record
Did some research, updated the title from this official source: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates/6d4b6021-44cd-413e-8843-c254443eb4fe
